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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8093338 | Biopolymer originating in Provided is an eucommia-derived biopolymer, which is obtained by biologically decaying an eucommia to obtain an eucommia decomposition product, and washing the eucommia decomposition product. The biopolymer is obtained by such a convenient method, and contains mainl... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7879950 | Solvent dispersion of composite resin and uses thereof A solvent dispersion of a composite resin which comprises a solvent and a composite resin comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (A) and a polymer of copolymerizable monomers (B) comprising a monomer having an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated group and other copoly... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7851557 | Organic/inorganic composite electrolyte membranes using zeolite and fuel cell comprising the same Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a sulfonated fluorine-free hydrocarbon-based polymer; and (b) inorganic particles capable of collecting moisture, wherein the inorganic particles include zeolite. Also, disclosed are an... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7754819 | Thermoplastic elastomer A thermoplastic elastomer having a side chain having a moiety crosslinkable by hydrogen bond containing a carbonyl-containing group and a nitrogen-containing heterocycle, and another side chain having a covalently crosslinkable moiety, the thermoplastic elastomer be... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7754818 | Gap fill materials and bottom anti-reflective coatings comprising hyperbranched polymers New anti-reflective or fill compositions having improved flow properties are provided. The compositions comprise a dendritic polymer dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system, and preferably a light attenuating compound, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst. The in... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7745540 | Gap fill materials and bottom anti-reflective coatings comprising hyperbranched polymers New anti-reflective or fill compositions having improved flow properties are provided. The compositions comprise a dendritic polymer dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system, and preferably a light attenuating compound, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst. The in... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7442213 | Methods of cleaning a situs with a cleaning composition comprising a polymer system The present invention relates to stable polymer systems comprising anionic and modified polyamine polymers. When such polymer systems are employed in cleaning compositions, such cleaning compositions exhibit unexpectedly improved anti-soil re-deposition and situs wh... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7396871 | Rubber modified acrylic and/or vinyl hybrid resins This invention relates to a rubber modified acrylic and/or vinyl resin comprising the mini-emulsion polymerization product of at least one rubber compound substantially dissolved in at least one acrylic monomer and/or vinyl monomer. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390853 | Solid reagents An object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid reagent capable of solving the problems of conventional solid reagents based on resin beads. The present invention relates to a solid reagent comprising an organic polymer base in which a polymer ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368502 | Hydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network and applications thereof A dihydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network is provided that is useful in artificial tissue and tissue engineering applications, such as artificial or synthetic cartilage. The network is made by first providing a polyamine or polycarboxylate macromolecule ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358288 | Polymer membranes The invention relates to novel organic/inorganic hybrid membranes which have the following composition: a polymer acid containing —SO3H, —PO3H2, —COOH or B(OH)2 groups, a polymeric ease (optional), which contains pri... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354988 | Electrically conductive compositions and method of manufacture thereof A method for manufacturing a conductive composition comprises blending a polymer precursor with a single wall carbon nanotube composition; and polymerizing the polymer precursor to form an organic polymer. The method may be advantageously used for manufacturing auto... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351774 | Silicon-modified crumb rubber composition The present invention relates to a modified crumb rubber particle having carbon to silicon bonds created by the reaction of the unsaturation in the crumb rubber particle and silicon hydride, with or without the use of a catalyst. Bound silicon content ranges from ab... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348290 | Arene-ruthenium complexes immobilized on polymers, catalysts consisting of the complexes, and processes for organic syntheses with the same A novel polymer-supported arene-ruthenium complex represented by the following formula: , wherein A represents an organic polymer with a side chain containing an aromatic ring coordinated to Ru, X1 and X2 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326754 | Thermoset adhesive films This invention is a film adhesive prepared from an adhesive composition comprising a polymer system, a film forming rubber compound, and curing agents for the polymeric system. The polymer system comprises a base polymer and electron donor and electron acceptor func... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323519 | Process for producing vinyl polymer, vinyl polymer, and curable composition The present invention provides: a process for preparing a vinyl polymer containing a halogen in an amount of 1,000 mg or less per kilogram, in which a vinyl polymer containing the halogen produced by atom transfer radical polymerization of a vinyl monomer is heated ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317058 | (Meth)acrylate polymer and non-linear optical device material composition A non-linear optical device composition includes a trifluorovinyl group containing poly(meth)acrylate that is crosslinkable and thermally stable after crosslinking. The poly(meth)acrylate composition may provide passive or active wave-guide optical capabilities. The... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309754 | Stable encapsulant fluid capable of undergoing reversible Diels-Alder polymerization An encapsulant fluid is provided comprising a mixture of a diene-containing compound and a dienophilic compound. At least one of the diene-containing and the dienophilic compounds is protected so that the compounds do not substantially react with each other at room ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291575 | Active, heterogeneous bi- or tri-dentate catalyst A catalyst composition, and olefin polymerization process using same, formed from a mixture of a non-aluminoxane aluminum compound, an inorganic oxide and a transition metal bidentate or tridentate complex in certain prescribed proportions. The composition can be fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291686 | Method of producing polymer network Process for the preparation of a polymeric network, in which (i) one or more polymers are made available which can be crosslinked with one another intramolecularly or intermolecularly or intra- and intermolecularly by covalent or non-covalent bonding, | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291758 | Process for the production of highly reactive polyisobutenes The present invention relates to a process for the production of highly reactive polyisobutenes with a content of terminal vinylidene groupings of greater than 80 mol % and an average molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 Dalton by cationic polymerization of isobutene o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291680 | Metal catalyst and hydrogenation method employing the same A metal catalyst for hydrogenating unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds of copolymer is provided. The metal catalyst is a bimetallic complex comprising iridium and ruthenium. The metal catalyst has a formula comprising M1aM2bX | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291503 | Reversible resistivity-based sensors One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of an analyte by comparing the conductivity of a mixture containing an analyte and a sensor to the conductivity of the sensor in the absence of analyte. In certain embodiments, the se... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285581 | Processed pigments, pigment-dispersed solution, ink for ink jet, manufacturing method of processed pigments and manufacturing method of pigment-dispersed solution There is disclosed a processed pigment comprising a pigment having a dispersing agent adsorbed physically and/or chemically onto part of the surface of the pigment, and a cationic polymerizable compound bonded through a covalent bond to the surface of the pigment. P... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279524 | Method for doping a polymer A method for forming a conjugated polymer which is doped by a dopant includes the steps of (a) adding a doping agent comprising a dopant moiety to a solution containing the conjugated polymer or a precursor thereof and, optionally, a second polymer, the dopant moiet... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271231 | Polymerization of olefins Disclosed herein are processes for polymerizing ethylene, acyclic olefins, and/or selected cyclic olefins, and optionally selected olefinic esters or carboxylic acids, and other monomers. The polymerizations are catalyzed by selected transition metal compounds, and ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258956 | Printing plates comprising modified pigment products The present invention discloses printing plates comprising a substrate and a radiation-absorptive layer, wherein the radiation-absorptive layer comprises at least one modified pigment product. The modified pigment product comprises a pigment having attached at least... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247677 | Thermosetting powder coating composition There is provided a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising (A1) a fluorine-containing copolymer and (B) a curing agent, in which the copolymer contains, as essential structural units, a fluoroolefin unit, an alkene unit and cyclohexyl vinyl ether unit a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247679 | Hetero phase polymer compositions Hetero phase polymer compositions are described. The compositions may have polypropylene component, a modifier component and a compatibilizer component. The modifier component may in some embodiments be an ethylene α-olefin copolymer with a density ≧0.905 g/cm | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238405 | Insulating material containing cycloolefin polymer An insulating material comprising a cycloolefin polymer, specifically, an interlayer insulating material for a high-density assembly board having interlayer-connecting via holes at most 200 μm in diameter, comprising a cycloolefin polymer containing at least 50 mol... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235263 | Processes for controlling microbial organic compound production Processes for preparing products comprising an oxygen-generating additive for reducing the amount of skin irritation and inflamation and odor are disclosed. Specifically, products such as training pants and diapers are disclosed which contain a carbohydrate-hydrogen... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223334 | Separating agent for enantiomeric isomers The present invention provides a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers having no large UV absorption, as represented by an aromatic group, and having high asymmetric recognizability, particularly, high asymmetric recognizability in an aqueous mobile phase, or a ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223302 | Methods of preparing aqueous colored pigment dispersions, and inkjet ink compositions The present invention describes methods for preparing aqueous colored pigment dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, a) a colored pigment, b) an azo coupler, c) an aromatic amine, d) a diazotizing agent, and e) an aqueous medium, wherein the aro... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7189789 | Curable fluoropolyether composition and rubber article A curable fluoropolyether composition comprising (A) a fluoropolyether compound containing alkenyl radicals and having a fluorine content of at least 40% by weight, (B) a curing agent in the form of a fluorinated organosilicon compound which is fully soluble in the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175946 | Modified pigment products and black matrixes comprising same The present invention describes modified pigment products comprising a pigment having attached at least one photopolymerizable group and at least one ionic or ionizable group. Dispersions, black matrixes, and resin compositions comprising these modified pigment prod... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173078 | Process for preparing modified pigments A process for preparing a modified pigment having attached at least one organic group is described. This process comprises the step of reacting a dried mixture comprising a pigment having attached at least one reactive group and a modifying agent. The dried mixture ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163985 | Polymer systems and cleaning compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to stable polymer systems comprising anionic and modified polyamine polymers. When such polymer systems are employed in cleaning compositions, such cleaning compositions exhibit unexpectedly improved anti-soil re-deposition and situs wh... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160949 | Olefin block copolymers, processes for producing the same and uses thereof Olefin block copolymers (A-1) are disclosed represented by the formula (I) PO1-g1-B1 . . . (I) wherein PO1 is a segment comprised of repeating units derived from an olefin having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, g1 is an e... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160958 | Method of increasing the absorption rate of peroxides into polymer particles The present invention provides a method of increasing the absorption rate of peroxides into polymer particles used to fabricate electrical cable insulation. The method includes contacting the polymer particles with a peroxide compound and an additive under physical ... | 01/09/2007 |
