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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7803878 | Process for preparing polymer emulsions and polymers formed therefrom 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... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7408010 | Primer compositions in non-flowable forms The present invention relates to primer compositions in non-flowable form. More particularly, the present invention relates to non-flowable primer compositions which are particularly useful for use with curable adhesive and sealant compositions in threadlocking, ret... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7332547 | Polymerizable compositions in non-flowable forms The present invention relates to adhesive and sealant compositions in non-flowable form. More particularly, the present invention relates to non-flowable adhesive and sealant compositions which are particularly useful in the threadlocking and sealing applications an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7224050 | Plastic materials including dendrimers or hyperbranched polymers for integrated circuit packaging Integrated circuit packages and their manufacture are described, wherein the packages comprise dendrimers or hyperbranched polymers. In some implementations, the dendrimers or hyperbranched polymers include repeat units having one or more ring structures and having ... | 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 |
| 7150975 | Hydrogel composition for measuring glucose flux The present invention relates to compositions for use in analyte monitoring devices. These compositions are useful to increase the flux of analyte across skin, tissue or mucosal surfaces. The compositions include hydrogels and collection reservoir systems comprising... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7122604 | Modified propylene polymer, composition containing the same and use thereof This invention provides a graft modified polypropylene polymer which does not contain halogens, is excellent in certain properties such as solubility and can add good adhesiveness and coating ability to crystalline propylene polymer base materials, and a composition... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112632 | Process for the preparation of low branch content polybutadiene A process for the preparation of low branch content polybutadiene comprising: (a) a first butadiene polymerisation stage; (b) treatment of the polymer solution obtained upon completion of stage (a) with a coupling ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101937 | Dendritic based macromolecules Macromolecules in the shape of three-dimensional kites, barbells, and other shapes are disclosed. The shaped macromolecules are prepared the reaction of one or more dendritic polymers and a linear polymer. The kite-shaped macromolecules are dendritic polymers attach... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7067586 | Methods of making ABA-type block copolymers having a random block of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers Block copolymers are prepared by living-type or semi-living type free radical polymerization, with said copolymers having at least one random block comprised of at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer. The selection of hydrophobic and h... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060187 | Post-modification of a porous support The present invention relates to a method for post-modification of a macroporous polymeric support comprising one or more unreacted double bonds, which method includes the steps of contacting the support with a liquid comprising a grafting compound; and initiating a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6942908 | Antifog/barrier laminate for use in meat packaging A multilayered packaging film having good antifog performance that is suitable for use in food packaging. The multilayered film comprises a nylon film having first and second surfaces; a sealant film positioned on the first surface of the nylon film, either directly... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6919408 | Thermoplastic transparent resin composition and method of manufacturing same Disclosed is a thermoplastic transparent resin composition and a method for manufacturing the same. The resin composition includes 3-15 parts by weight of small aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 5-25 parts by weight of large aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 4... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6894114 | Block copolymer A block copolymer is obtained by anionic polymerization, includes two or more polymer blocks A miscible with each other, and at least one (meth)acrylic ester polymer block B immiscible with the polymer blocks A, has a ratio [Mn(Amax)/Mn(Amin)] ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887943 | Modified propylene polymer, composition containing the same and use thereof This invention provides a graft modified polypropylene polymer which does not contain halogens, is excellent in certain properties such as solubility and can add good adhesiveness and coating ability to crystalline propylene polymer base materials, and a composition... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874885 | Near-net-shape polymerization process and materials suitable for use therewith This invention is directed to a processing approach for the rapid and efficient in-situ polymerization of specially prepared precursor mixtures to achieve near-net-shape production of objects/articles with exact dimensions. The process relies on the use of polymeriz... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875817 | Functionalized polymeric media for separation of analytes Separation of a variety of analytes that are polar, nonpolar and ionic using functionalized polymeric media is disclosed. Preformed rigid particles of highly crosslinked homopolymer of polyvinylidene compounds are functionalize using the residual vinyl groups onto w... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872278 | One part woodworking adhesive composition An adhesive composition that includes a) an emulsion that includes a multi-stage polymer that includes a first stage polymer having a Tg from −20° C. to 90° C. and including from about 0.5% by weight to about 3% by weight latent crosslinking monomer based on the... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6855773 | Polymer-based surfactants and interfacial modifier materials Methods and systems for modifying a polymer are disclosed herein. A solution is generally provided having a surface thereof, wherein the solution comprises a plurality of highly branched polymers. The plurality of highly branched polymers can be chemically bound to ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6822052 | Toughened cyanoacrylate adhesives containing alkene-acrylate copolymers and method for production A toughened cyanoacrylate adhesive composition including a cyanoacrylate monomer and an elastomeric copolymer soluble in the monomer, the copolymer being the reaction product of an olefin C2-20 and a (meth)acrylate ester. The invention further discloses n... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6767968 | ABA-type block copolymers having a random block of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers and methods of making same Block copolymers are prepared by living-type or semi-living type free radical polymerization, with said copolymers having at least one random block comprised of at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer. The selection of hydrophobic and h... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6765069 | Plasma cross-linked hydrophilic coating A method for making a hydrophilic and lubricious coating, the coating so made and a medical device including such coating, wherein the coating includes a hydrophilic polymeric unit layer cross-linked with a plasma deposited double bond monomer. The hydrophilic polym... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759136 | Rubber laminate and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber laminate strengthening the bonding strength at a high temperature and under high strain by adjusting the formulation of the bonding rubber arranged between a hydrogenated NBR composition and general diene-based rubber. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6750289 | Functionalized thermoplastic elastomer A thermoplastic elastomer produced without a hydrogenation step is functionalized utilizing a free radical initiator and a functionalizing monomer having at least one point of unsaturation. The base polymers can be produced by copolymerizing an α-olefin capable of ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6706821 | Michael addition products of amine terminated polyolefins and polyfunctional acrylates Adducts of polyfunctional acrylates and amine terminated polyolefins are provided. The adducts are prepared via a Michael addition reaction of the acrylate and the amine terminated polyolefin. The resultant adducts can be further polymerized with acrylic monomers vi... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699940 | Cyanoacrylate-capped heterochain polymers and tissue adhesives and sealants therefrom The present invention is directed toward cyanoacrylate-based tissue adhesive or sealant compositions comprising cyanoacrylate-capped heterochain polymers, such as those comprising one or more oxyalkylene, alkylene carbonate, and ester-units derived from c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669953 | Block copolymer Cross-linked block copolymers are disclosed which have drug retention properties, comprising hard and soft segments, with cross-linking between the soft segments. The block copolymers can be based upon (meth)acrylic monomers, and some possess adhesive pro... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6632854 | Production of polypropylene having improved properties A process for producing polypropylene having increased melt strength, the process comprising irradiating polypropylene with an electron beam having an energy of at least 5 MeV and with a radiation dose of from 5 to 100 kGray in the presence of a grafting ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6617397 | Hyperbranched amphiphilic polymeric additives and polymer compositions with increased surface energy The surface energy of polymeric substrates is increased by the application or incorporation of novel amphiphilic block copolymers. The block copolymer additives comprise a linear hydrophilic polymer or oligomer and a random hyperbranched polymer or oligom... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6602959 | Preparation of polyolefin based thermoplastic elastomers The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sealable and peelable polymer blend, in which method polystyrene and an ethylene copolymer are first melt blended and the obtained blend is further mixed with the same ethylene copolymer either by melt... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596839 | Wholly aromatic polyester and production process therefor A process for producing a wholly aromatic polyester which is excellent in heat resistance, mechanical properties and yet color and has a high degree of polymerization by melt polymerizing a dicarboxylic acid and a diol directly on an industrial scale at a... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6583228 | Copolymers of high vinylidene polyolefins with vinyl or vinylidene monomers produced by free radical polymerization The present invention relates to novel compositions useful in coating, adhesive, structural, film, sheet, pipe, toys, house siding, asphalt, thermoplastic, elastomer and other applications. The novel compositions comprise copolymers of at least one vinyl ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6562910 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6515078 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6506844 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506835 | Polymer blends of polyvinyl butyral A novel composition is disclosed which comprises polyvinyl chloride, an ethylene-based copolymer as a compatibilizer, inorganic fillers and from about 5 to 95 percent by weight of either virgin or recycled/recovered polyvinyl butyral. A process for prepar... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6482900 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer A vinyl polymer having, at a molecular chain terminus, a structure represented by the general formula 1: ##STR1## (wherein R3 is a hydroxy, amino, epoxy, carboxylic acid, ester, ether, amide or silyl group, an alkenyl group having low polymeriz... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6451927 | Polymerizable compositions in non-flowable forms The present invention relates to adhesive and sealant compositions in non-flowable form. More particularly, the present invention relates to non-flowable adhesive and sealant compositions which are particularly useful in the threadlocking and sealing appl... | 09/17/2002 |
