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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7994259 | Polymer comprising amide and ester groups, method for production and use thereof The invention relates to a method for the production of a polymer (P) comprising amide and ester groups, whereby, in a first step, a homo- or co-polymer (P1) of (meth)acrylic acid is reacted with a monohydroxy compound (E) at a temperature of up to 200° C., such th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981968 | Photoresponsive polymer, built-up type diacetylene polymer, crystal of ammonium carboxylate, and method of manufacturing them A crystal of carboxyl acid and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of amine and ammonia are mixed in an absence of a liquid medium. The carboxyl acid is conjugated diene such as (Z,Z)-muconic acid, the conjugated diene including a carboxyl group... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7915348 | Method for making ionomers using amine compounds comprising salt functional groups, ionomers made by the method and sports equipment comprising such ionomers Ionomeric reaction products are disclosed that are made by combining a monomer, oligomer or polymer having at least one reactive carboxyl group and/or isocyanate group, or functional group or groups equivalent thereto or derived therefrom, with an amine compound hav... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906590 | Process to form modified pigments A method of forming a modified pigment comprising a pigment having attached at least one polymeric group is described. In one embodiment, a polymer, a pigment, a linking agent, and an optional activating agent are combined, and the linking agent is reacted with the ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7750084 | Photoresponsive polymer, built-up type diacetylene polymer, crystal of ammonium carboxylate, and method for manufacturing them A crystal of carboxyl acid and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of amine and ammonia are mixed in an absence of a liquid medium. The carboxyl acid is conjugated diene such as (Z,Z)-muconic acid, the conjugated diene including a carboxyl group... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7714076 | Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives with aziridine crosslinking agents A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and an aziridine crosslinking agent, which when crosslinked provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7655733 | Postcrosslinking of water absorbing polymers with cyclic carbamates and/or cyclic ureas Disclosed is a process for postcrosslinking a water absorbing polymer by the polymer being treated with at least one postcrosslinker and postcrosslinked and dried during or after the treatment by raising the temperature, the at least one postcrosslinker being a cycl... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7652103 | Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives with aziridine crosslinking agents A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and an aziridine crosslinking agent, which when crosslinked provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7534838 | Golf ball incorporating an amine-modified ionomer resin and method of making it An ionomer modified by an amine-functionalized chemical for use in sporting equipment. The ionomer modified by an amine-functionalized chemical facilitates high COR, compression, durability, and ease of processing. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7439309 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, photographic emulsion, and mercapto group-containing polymer compound used for them Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which has at least one polymer compound having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a mercapto group represented by the formula Z-SH wherein Z represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring as... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7427650 | Absorbing structure having improved blocking properties A process for producing an absorbing polymer structure (Pa) including the steps of obtaining a treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb) by increasing the absorption under load at a load of 0.3 or 0.9 psi (AUL) compared to an untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7402632 | 2-Component crosslink of end-functionalized polyacrylates Method for increasing the molecular weight of polyacrylates, in which polyacrylates, functionalized at least in part of their chain ends by functional groups X, are reacted with a compound having at least functional groups Y capable of linking reactions with functio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7361713 | Blush resistant adhesives used in bottle labeling This invention is directed to an improvement in acrylic based adhesives that are particularly suited for use in the application of paper and plastic labels onto glass surfaces, such as in bottle labeling. The base adhesive is comprised of an emulsion polymerized acr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361710 | Functionalized vegetable oil derivatives, latex compositions and coatings An ethylenically unsaturated vegetable oil is modified by the addition of an enophile or dienophile having an acid, ester or anhydride functionality. The modified vegetable oil is then reacted with a functional vinyl monomer to form a vegetable oil derivative. The v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361712 | Water absorbing agent, process for its production, and absorbers and absorbent articles made by using the agent A water absorbing agent comprising a crosslinked polymer including a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) and/or a vinyl monomer (a2) that is formed into the water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) by hydrolysis, and a crosslinking agent (b) as an essential constituting unit, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361402 | Cross-linked primer composition and use thereof in thermoformable films A primer layer and a thermoformable film that includes the primer layer are provided. The primer layer includes a cross-linked adhesive polymer having a semicrystalline region and a polar region. The cross-linked adhesive polymer has a tensile strength at maximum el... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7241820 | Absorbing structure having improved blocking properties A process for producing an absorbing polymer structure (Pa) including the steps of obtaining a treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb) by increasing the absorption under load at a load of 0.3 or 0.9 psi (AUL) compared to an untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241830 | Organic solvent-free film-forming compositions, multi-layer composite coatings, and related methods Provided is a film-forming composition substantially free of organic solvent which includes an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared by emulsion polymerization of a monomeric composition containing (1) at least 10 percent by weight of one or more v... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235297 | Amphiphile solid support for peptide synthesis, bioorganic and organic chemistry The present invention fulfils desired specifications generally rarely encountered with existing solid supports such as highly amphiphile behaviour. The solid support described herein is a poly(ethylene or propylene)glycol based polymer that can be useful in solid an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229559 | Dual-action decontamination method Hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., granules or fragments) employed as filter media, e.g., for filtering runoff water, include an antimicrobial compound on exterior surfaces and can reduce proliferation of microbial organisms as well as sorb chemical contaminants f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217764 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214738 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214752 | Homopolymers which exhibit a high level of photo-inducable birefringence Homopolymers suitable for storage of information provided optically are disclosed. The are formed from monomers which contain groupings which are at least trinuclear, which are capable of absorbing the electromagnetic radiation of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211624 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202303 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189279 | Cross-linked polymeric nanoparticles and metal nanoparticles derived therefrom There are provided internally cross-linked, stable polymeric materials, in the form of substantially spherical particles, each particle consisting essentially of a single macromolecule. They have the unusual property of being soluble or dispersible in a liquid mediu... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186784 | Phosphorus-containing carboxylic acid derivatives process for preparations thereof and flame retardant There are disclosed a phosphorus-containing carboxylic acid derivative which has a group containing phosphorus atom and has in its molecule, a group represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186777 | Polyurethane compositions for golf balls Polyurethane and polyurea compositions for golf balls with improved stability of the curative blend, wherein the curative blend includes a pigment, a curing agent, and a compatible freezing point depressing agent so that the curative blend has a lower freezing point... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183336 | Irradiated absorbent materials Polymer particles are irradiated with radiation from a high energy source to increase the water or other fluid absorbency of the particles. Products manufactured using the activated particles include protective undergarments, bandages, kitty litter, and spill clean ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183360 | Method for crosslinking hydrogels with morpholine-2,3-diones The invention relates to a method for gel post-crosslinking or surface post-crosslinking water-absorbing hydogels with morpholine-2,3-diones, to the post-crosslinked hydrogels and to the use thereof. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163748 | Method for making solid, ungelled aminoplast crosslinkers Methods for preparing crosslinking agents that are the ungelled reaction product of (a) at least one aminoplast resin and (b) at least one modifying compound, wherein the crosslinking agents are essentially free of active hydrogen functional groups and have a glass ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160954 | Golf ball compositions neutralized with ammonium-based and amine-based compounds The present invention is directed to a golf ball and to a process for forming a golf ball having at least one layer, where the layer is formed of an ionomer composition having greater than about 70 percent of the acid groups neutralized by a neutralizing component i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138462 | Functionalized polymers for binding to solutes in aqueous solutions A functionalized polymer for binding a dissolved molecule in an aqueous solution is presented. The polymer has a backbone polymer to which one or more functional groups are covalently linked. The backbone polymer can be such polymers as polyethylenimine, polyvinylam... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125823 | Methods of making dual-action decontamination media Hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., granules or fragments) employed as filter media, e.g., for filtering runoff water, include an antimicrobial compound on exterior surfaces and can reduce proliferation of microbial organisms as well as sorb chemical contaminants f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122605 | Method for selective graft polymerization The invention relates to a method of making an acrylic graft polymer, especially a urethanized acrylic graft polymer. The method of the invention requires an ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture (a) comprising a monomer (ai) of a particular structure having at ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122595 | Powder-slurry that can be hardened by actinic radiation or by thermal means, method for producing said slurry and use of the same The invention relates to a powder-slurry that can be hardened by actinic radiation or by thermal means, comprising (I) components containing functional groups (A) which render them hardenable by actinic radiation and components containing complementary functional gr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101946 | Water-absorbing polymers having interstitial compounds, a process for their production, and their use The invention relates to absorbents for water and aqueous liquids, which absorbents are based on water-swellable, yet water-insoluble polymers wherein zeolites high in silicon have been incorporated ionically and/or as a result of mechanical inclusion. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7071253 | Golf ball core compositions comprising unsaturated long chain organic acids and their salts A golf ball comprising a core formed from a polymer composition including a blend of a diene rubber, a halogenated organosulfur compound, and a salt of a mono- or poly-unsaturated long chain organic acid; and a cover having a thickness of about 0.05 inches or less a... | 07/04/2006 |
