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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435477 | Particulate water absorbent containing water absorbent resin as a main component A particulate water absorbent contains a water absorbent resin as a main component, the water absorbent resin being a crosslinked polymer of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The water absorbent resin is particular in shape and contains particles of a particle si... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432329 | Dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers The present invention relates to dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers, wherein at least part of the ester groups of the polymers is reacted to form acid amides, wherein the dispersing agent is obtainable by the amino... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7238650 | Low-chlorine, polyolefin-substituted, with amine reacted, alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic compounds A composition of matter comprising an amine acylated with a hydrocarbyl group substituted carboxylic acylating agent containing an average of from 1.3 to 1.6 groups derived from α,β-unsaturated carboxylic compounds per Mn of the hydrocarbyl group... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7186780 | Polymer and liquid gasket for in-place forming A liquid sealing agent used for automobile parts, electric parts, various kinds of machine parts and the like has encountered a problem that it is difficult to combine good oil resistance, heat resistance, adhesiveness and flexibility. The present invention provides... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7141277 | Self-generating inorganic passivation layers for polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites A method for preparing high-use temperature, light-weight polymer/inorganic nanocomposite materials with enhanced thermal stability and performance characteristics, which comprises treating a polymer/inorganic nanocomposite material with oxygen plasma under conditio... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105606 | Polymer blends comprising low molecular weight nitrile rubber The present invention relates to a polymer blend containing at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) below 10 and at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) above 30 wherein said polymer... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7078464 | Acid salts of amine-functionalized SMA imide resins Compositions comprising acid salts of amine-functionalized styrene-maleic anhydride resins are disclosed. The salts can be dissolved in organic solvents, UV/EB polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers, and/or water and act as a polymeric surfactants to disperse pigme... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7001957 | Method of manufacturing cured ethylene acrylic and polyacrylate elastomers An improved method of making an ethylene acrylate (AEM) elastomer or a polyacrylate (ACM) elastomer wherein an aqueous solution of hexamethylene diamine (HMDA) is employed as the curative agent rather than hexamethylene diamine carbamate (HMDAC). The HMDA reacts wit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6653411 | Anti-reflective coating compositions comprising polymerized aminoplasts Improved anti-reflective coating compositions for use in integrated circuit manufacturing processes and methods of forming these compositions are provided. Broadly, the compositions are formed by heating a solution comprising a compound including specific... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6639048 | Method for reducing the quantity of residual monomers in aqueous polymerisate dispersions A process for reducing the residual monomer amount in aqueous polymer dispersions comprises aftertreating with a redox initiator system.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6596816 | Dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers The present invention relates to dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers, wherein at least part of the ester groups of the polymers is reacted to form acid amides, wherein the dispersing agent is obtainable b... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6512054 | Synthesis of free racdical or visible light curable acid containing polymers Methods for preparing free radical or visible light curable (VLC) acid-containing polymers in an aqueous solution are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises reacting polymers having reactive carboxylic acid groups with a methacrylated oxazoline... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6407179 | Acrylic rubber and its composition An acrylic rubber comprising at least 0.1 and less than 3 wt % of monomer units of ethylene, from 0 to 10 wt % of monomer units of a cross-linkable monomer, and more than 87 and not more than 99.9 wt % of monomer units of at least one alkyl acrylate.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6353060 | Aqueous binders based on polybutadiene A water-soluble or water-dispersible binder based on polybutadienes which is modified with at least 5% by weight of maleic anhydride and wherein at least 30% of the anhydride groups are present as imide groups from reaction with an amino carboxylic acid.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6218477 | Aqueous binders based on polybutadiene A water-soluble or water-dispersible binder based on polybutadienes which is modified with at least 5% by weight of maleic anhydride and wherein at least 30% of the anhydride groups are present as imide groups from reaction with an amino carboxylic acid.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6172165 | Process for hydrogenating aromatic polymers The present invention is a process of hydrogenating high molecular weight aromatic polymers comprising hydrogenating the high molecular weight aromatic polymer in the presence of a silica supported metal hydrogenation catalyst, characterized in that the s... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6166102 | Denture adhesive A denture adhesive comprising a copolymer salt at least partially cross-linked by lysine, histidine, arginine, nontoxic derivatives or family members of lysine, histidine or arginine and mixtures thereof.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6156850 | Process for making polyalkenyl derivative of an unsaturated acidic reagent A polyalkenyl derivative of an unsaturated acidic reagent prepared by the process of reacting a polyalkene having a Mn of at least 300 with an unsaturated acidic reagent at elevated temperatures in the absence of a strong acid until at least 25% of the po... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143820 | Preparation of a low polydisperse water-soluble polymeric composition A water-soluble polymer having a low polydispersity index and controlled molecular weight can be prepared by oxidative degradation and shearing of a water-swellable crosslinked polymer or by hydrolysis of the crosslinked polymer to a high molecular weight... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6143851 | Process for preparation of addition products of difunctional telechelic polyolefins from cyclic olefins by olefin metathesis reaction A process for the preparation of an addition product of a linear telechelic difunctional unsaturated polymer containing terminal functional reactive groups other than vinyl groups, involves simultaneously reacting at least one cyclic olefin of from about ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6114464 | Thermosetting aqueous compostions Thermally curable mixtures of hydroxyalkylated polyamines and polycarboxylic acids are formaldehyde-free and particularly useful as binders for shaped articles.... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6100344 | Amine functional san The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polymer and more particularly to a polymer which contains structural units derived from at least one vinylic monomer and an amine group. An additional embodiment relates to the method for the manufacture of... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6060570 | Process for preparation of addition products of difunctional telechelic polyolefins from cyclic olefins by olefin metathesis reaction A process for the preparation of an addition product of a linear telechelic difunctional unsaturated polymer containing terminal functional reactive groups other than vinyl groups, involves simultaneously reacting at least one cyclic olefin of from about ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5990238 | Release coating for adhesive articles and method A polymer includes an ethylene-containing backbone having substituents attached thereto, wherein the substituents include a urethane linked nitrogen-bonded hydrocarbon side chain having about 5 carbon atoms or more in length and a terminal methyl group; a... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5962597 | Solid polymer sorbent for MO-99 extraction and its method of production A polymer sorbent for the extraction of Mo-99 from the fission byproducts of a uranyl sulfate nuclear-fueled homogeneous-solution nuclear reactor and the method of producing the sorbent are described. This sorbent is produced from a maleic anhydride copol... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5936041 | Dispersant additives and process The invention pertains to improved lubricating oil dispersants wherein a fractionating polymer is prepared prior to functionalization (e.g., in the Koch reaction) for making dispersant additives. In one aspect, it was discovered that by fractionating a po... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5932689 | Formaldhyde-free compositions for nonwovens A formaldehyde-free curable composition useful for binding nonwovens comprises (a) a polyacid comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups, anhydride groups, or salts of the polyacid thereof; (b) an active hydrogen compound containing at least two active hyd... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5932665 | Polycarboxy polymer acid binders having reduced cure temperatures By carefully adjusting the molecular weight and amounts of methacrylic acid and maleic acid and/or maleic anhydride comonomers in polyacrylic acid-based fiberglass binders, binder-treated fiberglass cured and B-staged product throughput may be maintained ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5900466 | Polyolefin-substituted dicarboxylic derivatives Polyolefin-substituted dicarboxylic ester derivatives, having an ester group derived from a polyether polyol and process for making such; wherein the ester derivatives are useful additives in lubricating oil compositions and concentrates thereof.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5814706 | Polymeric dispersants via novel terpolymers Novel terpolymers are disclosed which comprise the reaction product of a high molecular weight olefin, such as polybutene or polypropylene, with an unsaturated acid reactant, such as maleic anhydride and a di-or polyunsaturated reactant. The terpolymers a... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5763524 | Curable aqueous composition and use as fiberglass non woven binder This invention relates to a formaldehyde-free curable aqueous composition containing a polyacid, a polyol and a phosphorous-containing accelerator. The composition may be used as a binder for heat resistant nonwovens such as nonwovens composed of fibergla... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5747579 | Container sealing compositions using latent cross-linking agent A container sealing latex composition is formed from a carboxylated styrene butadiene elastomer wherein the carboxyl groups are preferably provided by methacrylic acid, and the composition is substantially free of active crosslinking agent and preferably ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5633327 | Styrene-based dicarboxylic acid-functional monomers and polymers prepared from same An unsaturated acid-functional monomer having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl and Z is nothing or is a divalent radical of 1 to about 20 carbons.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633326 | Polyolefin-substituted amines grafted with poly(aromatic-N-monomers) for oleaginous compositions Novel polymers comprising polyolefin-substituted amines grafted with aromatic N-containing monomers such as aniline, have been found to provide oil soluble polymers having dispersant and antioxidant properties in oleaginous compositions, including fuel an... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5588972 | Adducts of quinone compounds and amine-containing polymers for use in lubricating oils and in fuels Adducts useful as fuel or lubricating oil additives are disclosed. The adducts comprise the reaction product of at least one quinone compound and an amine-containing polymeric material comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of (... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5504162 | Salts of copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids and ethylenically unsaturated fatty acid derivatives Salts of copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids and ethylenically unsaturated fatty acid derivatives.... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5446105 | Functionalized copolymer of higher -olefin and unsaturated dicarboxylic acid ester and derivatives thereof Anhydride functionalized copolymers of a higher -olefin, and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid ester formed by copolymerization of olefin, acid ester and anhydride of the acid can be used to form imide and polar group-containing lubricant additives ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5408010 | Fluoroorganic soli-resist agents Fluoroalkyl-substituted maleic anhydride polymers, substrates treated therewith, and to novel processes for preparing and using the same. The polymers can be prepared by reacting: (1) terminally unsaturated alkenylamines or alcohols (e.g. allyl amine or a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5399681 | Method for preparing N6 -substituted NAD, NADP or FAD The invention relates to a method of preparing N6 -substituted NAD, NADP or FAD by Dimroth rearrangement, wherein the rearrangement is carried out without preceding reduction and subsequent reoxidation.... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5376731 | Telomers Phosphonic (co) telomers of the type described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,046,707 and 4,681,686 and European Patent Application 360746 may be produced by an aqueous process comprising (a) reacting hypophosphorous acid with a carbonyl compound which is preferably... | 12/27/1994 |
