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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7557167 | Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom Crosslinked polymer compositions have backbones with first and second divalent saturated aliphatic moieties, a divalent saturated aliphatic secondary alcohol moiety, and a trivalent saturated aliphatic moiety. Hydrolytically labile ester bonds joined together these ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7425594 | Copolymer of glycidyl ester and/or ether with polyol A copolymer and a process of making the copolymer are disclosed. The copolymer is produced from reacting a glycidyl ester and/or ether with a polyol comprising a functionality of at least 2 wherein at least 50% by weight of the copolymer comprises a minimum of 3n+X ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419703 | Thermally curable, thixotropic blends containing carbamate and/or allophanate groups The invention provides heat-curable thixotropic mixtures containing carbamate and/or allophanate groups, including at least one oligomer and/or polymer containing at least one of carbamate and allophanate groups, and at least one thixotropic agent that is a urea der... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390497 | Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties Provided herein is a PEA polymer blend and coatings or implantable devices formed therefrom. The PEA polymer blend is formed of a PEA polymer and a material capable of hydrogen bonding with the PEA. The PEA polymer blend can form a coating on an implantable device, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7361715 | Polymer additives for powder coatings Star polymers prepared by reacting a highly branched polymer and either a lactone or lactam are disclosed. These star polymers find particular application as additives for powder coating compositions, to improve various performance properties thereof. Powder coating... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329717 | Polyisocyanate-modified polycarboxylic acids A process for preparing polyisocyanate-modified polycarboxylic acids by conversion of anhydride-group-free polycarboxylic acids with isocyanate-functional compounds. The process includes reacting A) an anhydride-group-free polycarboxylic-acid component with B) an is... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7307140 | Polyaspartimides The present invention relates to novel polyaspartimides, their method of production and the use of these polyaspartimides as reactive components for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane coating compositions. The polyaspartimides are prepared by reacting a p... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291683 | Compatible blends of thermoplastic molding compositions The present invention relates to compatible blends of, per se incompatible, thermoplastic molding compositions, to methods for the production thereof, and to the use of the blends according to the present invention to produce films, fibers and molded articles. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273910 | Process for the preparation of a functionalized polymer intermediate products, compositions and shaped parts Process for the preparation of a functionalized polymer containing an additive, in which process there is formed a compound that contains, besides at least one blocked isocyanate group, a free amino, hydroxy or carboxy group; this compound is linked to an additive v... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267219 | Butt-weldable conveyor belt The invention relates to conveyor belts, which have a laminate consisting of: i) a textile ply (1) with a first ply surface (11) and with a second ply surface (12); ii) a first synthetic material ply (2), which adheres to the first ply su... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265195 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of cationic moieties attached thereto. These c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7226978 | Techniques to improve polyurethane membranes for implantable glucose sensors The invention provides an implantable membrane for regulating the transport of analytes therethrough that includes a matrix including a first polymer; and a second polymer dispersed throughout the matrix, wherein the second polymer forms a network of microdomains wh... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7202281 | Methods and compositions for reducing or eliminating post-surgical adhesion formation The present invention relates to a method for reducing adhesions associated with post-operative surgery. The present method comprises administering or affixing a polymeric composition preferably comprising chain extended, coupled or crosslinked polyester/poly(oxyalk... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199174 | Wide-gap filler material This invention relates to a composition for repairing metallic articles which in its initial state is in the form of an adhesive, self-supporting putty, capable of being molded including 5–15% by weight of a sacrificial binder containing at least one acrylic resin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198849 | Solvent-containing coating compositions A solvent-containing coating composition contains at least one hydroxyl-containing saturated copolyester, a phenol-formaldehyde resin, a benzoguanamine-formaldehyde resin and/or a blocked polyisocyanate, a catalyst and at least one solvent, and can further contain a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195812 | Surface covering having gloss-in-register Surface covering components that include a topcoat layer with different gloss levels in various regions on the top coat layer, and methods of manufacturing such surface covering components, are disclosed. The surface covering components include a coating layer that ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183352 | Water-dilutable polyesters with cyclic imide structure The present invention relates to novel polyesterpolyols with cyclic imide structure and to their use in coating compositions. ... | 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 |
| 7163967 | Method of increasing the gas transmission rate of a film A method of increasing the gas transmission rate of a packaging film comprises providing a packaging film that comprises at least about 0.001 weight % of single-walled carbon nanotube material based on the weight of the film. The packaging film is exposed to an amou... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7151134 | Dynamic vulcanization of polyurethane elastomeric material in the presence of thermoplastics A thermoplastically processable cured rubber composition comprises a crosslinked or cured urethane polymer dispersed in a matrix made of a thermoplastic polymeric material. In one aspect, the matrix forms a continuous phase and the crosslinked urethane polymer is in... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148307 | Water-dilutable polyesters with cyclic imide and isocyanurate structure The present invention relates to novel polyesterpolyols with cyclic imide and isocyanurate structure and to their use in coating compositions. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144958 | Articles prepared from compositions modified with organic fiber micropulp Disclosed are molded articles such as covers, mantles and cores for golf balls, one-piece thermoplastic golf balls, and heel counters and toe puffs for footwear, prepared from compositions comprising thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastic carboxylic acid-based iono... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138475 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one amine-terminated polyamide and at least one isocyanate-containing prepolymer. These elastomer com... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135530 | Polymeric/oligomeric methacrylate functionalized amide acetals in coatings The present invention relates to polymeric/oligomeric methacrylate functionalized amide acetals are effective in preparing coating composition based on their reaction with isocyanates. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135522 | Dispersions of amorphous urethanized unsaturated polyester resins based on particular dicidol isomers An aqueous dispersion, contains: a) an amorphous urethanized, unsaturated polyester resin, b) a nonvolatile content of from 20% to 60% by weight, c) from 0 to 60% by weight of a solvent, d) a pH of between 5.0 and 9.5, and e) a viscosity at 20° C. of from 20 to 500... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115681 | Resin composition The present invention provides a resin composition comprising a polyimide containing particular dianhydride and diamine, and an epoxy resin. The resin composition can be bonded at a relatively low temperature, has excellent heat resistance, adhesion property, solder... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109274 | Polyarylate compositions The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a transparent polymer blend. The polymer blend comprises a first resin and a second resin. The first resin comprises polyarylate structural units of formula I, wherein R1 is independently a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105628 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090799 | Golf ball and method for preparing golf ball The invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover of one or more layers, characterized in that at least one layer which constitutes the cover is formed primarily of a mixture of (A) a thermoplastic resin composition selected from among a thermoplastic... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091297 | Shape memory polymers based on semicrystalline thermoplastic polyurethanes bearing nanostructured hard segments Thermoplastic polyurethanes having an alternating sequence of hard and soft segments in which a nanostructured polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane diol is used as a chain extender to form a crystalline hard segment constituting SMPs. The polyurethanes are formed by... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084197 | Synergistic combinations of nano-scaled fillers and hindered amine light stabilizers Polymer compositions comprising a polymeric substrate and an effective stabilizing amount of a synergistic mixture of a nano-scaled filler and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of the hindered amine light stabilizers are effectively stabilized... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056975 | Thermoplastic resin composition having improved resistance to hydrolysis A thermoplastic resin composition composed of a thermoplastic resin and a polyamide elastomer in which the polyamide elastomer contains at least 50 weight % of a polyetheramide elastomer prepared by polymerization of a tri-block polyetherdiamine compound, a polyamid... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049371 | Material for an insulating film, coating varnish for an insulating film, and insulating film and semiconductor device using the same A material for an insulating film which comprises a copolymer obtained by reacting a polyamide having a specific structure and a reactive oligomer as a component forming the film; a coating varnish for an insulating film which comprises this material and an organic ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7001560 | Molding resin composition and method of molding The present invention provides a resin composition suitable for molding a microscopic structure that has small cure shrinkage, good mold transfer properties and excellent properties for post-processing such as polishing processing and laser processing. Such a resin ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989106 | Process for the preparation of polymeric condensates and their use A process for the preparation of polymeric condensates, wherein the reaction mixture is fed at least once during the condensation reaction through a zone of high energy density which has an energy density of at least 105 J/m3. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6958382 | Polyisobutenyl ethers and thioethers A process for preparing polyisobutenyl (thio)ethers by reacting a polyisobutene epoxide having at least one terminal epoxide group with itself, with other epoxides and/or with nucleophiles selected from among alcohols and thiols in the presence of a Lewis-acid compo... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951902 | Two dimensional polymer that generates nitric oxide A polymeric composition that generates nitric oxide and a process for rendering the surface of a substrate nonthrombogenic by applying a coating of the polymeric composition to the substrate are disclosed. The composition comprises: (1) a crosslinked chemical combin... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6930155 | Powder coatings based on thermoset-modified polymers and polyesters A polyurethane composition comprising: A) from 3 to 35% by weight of a polymeric composition comprising 1) at least one polymer and 2) at least one thermoset in amounts of from 0.5 to 50% by weight, based on... | 08/16/2005 |
