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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7759437 | Norbornene derivative, norbornene polymer produced by ring-opening (co)polymerization, and process for producing the polymer by ring-opening (co)polymerization The norbornene derivative of the present invention is represented by the following formula (Im). According to the present invention, a novel norbornene derivative that is useful as a precursor monomer for preparing a cycloole... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7541411 | Norbornene derivative, norbornene polymer produced by ring-opening (co)polymerization, and process for producing the polymer by ring-opening (co)polymerization The norbornene derivative of the present invention is represented by the following formula (Im). According to the present invention, a novel norbornene derivative that is useful as a precursor monomer for preparing a cycloole... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7439297 | Foamable fluoropolymers compositions without using foaming agents A composition comprising: A) 50-99.9% by weight of at least a copolymer (1) of ethylene (E) with chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) wherein CTFE is comprised between 53 and 70% by moles, having a crystallinity in the range 5-45%; B) 0.1-50% by ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425593 | Amphiphilic triblock copolymers comprising poly(2-vinylpyridine) block and poly(alkyl isocyanate) block, and the preparation method thereof The present invention relates to an amphiphilic triblock copolymer comprising a poly(2-vinylpyridine) block and a poly(alkylisocyanate) block and the preparation method thereof, and particularly relates to an amphiphilic triblock copolymer comprising a coil-shaped h... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7390857 | Crosslinkable and crosslinked polymers Crosslinkable polymeric materials are disclosed useful for the temporal stabilization of a poling-induced noncentrosymmetric host lattice containing guest nonlinear optical chromophores. The materials are also suitable as crosslinkable coatings in the absence of chr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7297753 | Reduction of permeation through a polymer A method for reducing the permeation rate of a permeable species through a polymeric material includes identifying a solubility-increasing species in the polymeric material having a reversible affinity for the permeable species, and removing or altering at least a p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288609 | Coatings for drug delivery devices based on poly (orthoesters) A polymer coating for implantable medical devices based on polyorthoesters and methods for fabricating the coating are disclosed. The implantable medical devices made of polyorthoesters and methods for fabricating thereof are also disclosed. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7253251 | Water soluble thermosetting polyester resin composition and method of preparing the same A water soluble thermosetting polyester resin composition for undercoating a PCM steel sheet is prepared from about 100 parts by weight of thermosetting polyester resin obtained by condensing polyethylene terephthalate using glycol and polybasic acid, about 5-20 par... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251893 | Tribological applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a meth... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7140153 | Synthetic roofing shingles Disclosed is a coated synthetic shingle that exhibits increased resistance to ultra-violet radiation. The shingle is useable for roofing applications and includes a substrate having a substrate surface and a base coat that is applied to the substrate surface. The ba... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141620 | Aqueous polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion composition and process for its production To an aqueous PTFE polymer emulsion having a PTFE content of from 10 to 50 mass % obtained by emulsion polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of an anionic perfluorocarboxylate surfactant (APFC), from 2 to 20 mass %, based on the mass of PTFE, of a no... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7132482 | Method for vulcanizing caoutchouc or latex by applying a mixture of sulfur and a complexing agent The invention relates to a method for vulcanizing caoutchouc or latex by adding a mixture M which contains a component a) from a1) 20 to 96% by weight of sulfur, a2) 4 to 80% by weight of a complexing agent, and optionally other additives b) to caoutchouc or latex a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122618 | Quaternary polyamidoamines, the production thereof, corresponding agents and the use thereof The present invention relates to quaternized polyamidoamines which have at least one structural unit of the formula VII in which R1, R2, R4 | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094867 | Method of continuously cleansing polyarylene sulfide A polymerizate slurry obtained through a reaction of an alkali sulfide source and an aromatic dihalide compound in an organic polar solvent and comprising polyarylene sulfide particles, a by-produced alkali metal salt and the polar organic solvent, is continuously c... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7078496 | Thioester-terminated water soluble polymers and method of modifying the N-terminus of a polypeptide therewith The invention provides reagents and methods for conjugating a polymer specifically to the α-amine of a polypeptide. The invention provides monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional PEGs and related polymers having a terminal thioester moiety capable of spec... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074881 | Methods of synthesis of polysuccinimide, copolymers of polysuccinimide and derivatives thereof Disclosed are methods of synthesis of copoly(succinimide-aspartate), copolymers and derivatives thereof, prepared in a thermal or supercritical fluid method. Also disclosed are methods of isolating, compounding, stabilizing and processing the copoly(succinimide-aspa... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053150 | Segmented polymers and their conjugates Segmented water soluble polymers, containing a higher molecular weight segment linked to a lower molecular weight segment, are described. In one embodiment, the polymer segments are poly(ethylene glycol) segments. The segmented polymers are functionalized and are us... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7030198 | Curable compositions comprising an epoxidised unsaturated polyester and mineral fillers A curable composition includes an unsaturated polyester and an unsaturated monomer copolymerisable with the unsaturated polyester in the presence of polymerisation accelerators and initiators. The unsaturated polyester is an epoxidised unsaturated polyester obtainab... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026412 | Process for forming molded articles, particular by blow molding, utilizing compositions that include calcium reactants in blends containing copolyether ester elastomers and ethylene(meth)acrylate/unsaturated epoxide copolymers A process for forming molded articles, partcularly for forming by blow molding, by providing and forming articles from compositions made from blends containing (A) two copolyether ester elastomers that include acid end-groups, (B) an ethylene copolymer that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022772 | Optical film comprising polyarylates containing bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-fluorene-ortho-disubstituted bisphenols The present invention refers to a polymeric optical film the polymer of the polymeric optical film consisting essentially of one or more polyarylates having repeating units represented by the general structure: wherein ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6936659 | Polymer-bonded functional agents Polymer-bonded functional agents are each obtained by reacting a functional agent containing reactive groups with a polymer containing groups reactive with the reactive groups of the functional agent. The functional agent comprises at least one functional agent sele... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936679 | Charge-transporting polymer A charge-transporting polymer is represented by the following general formula (I-1) or (I-2): wherein A represents a group represented by the following general formula (II-1): | 08/30/2005 |
| 6911500 | Thermosetting elastomer composition based on modified polycyanurate with improved thermal resistance The invention concerns a thermosetting elastomer composition based on modified polycyanurate with improved thermal resistance obtainable by a polymerization method in the presence of a catalyst (D) of a mixture comprising at least: (A) a cyanate, (B) a block copolym... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908963 | Thioester polymer derivatives and method of modifying the N-terminus of a polypeptide therewith The invention provides reagents and methods for conjugating polymers specifically to the α-amine of polypeptides in high yield. The invention provides monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional PEGs and related polymers having a thioester moiety capable of s... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6855796 | Curable resin compositions and process for preparing oligomers and polymers having acryloyl groups, substituted methacrylate groups and β-dicarbonyl groups A curable resin composition which exhibits no drawbacks such as yellowing and exhibits excellent hydrolysis sensitivity is provided, and a process for preparing curable oligomers and polymers which has foregoing properties is provided. The composition comprises a cu... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6849696 | Low dielectric constant organic dielectrics based on cage-like structures A low dielectric constant material has a first backbone with an aromatic moiety and a first reactive group, and a second backbone with an aromatic moiety and a second reactive group, wherein the first and second backbones are crosslinked via the first and second rea... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6844390 | Modified alkyd compositions comprising polyol latex compositions and processes of making them The present invention relates to modified alkyd polymers and compositions thereof, in which the alkyd polymers are modified with polyol-containing latex compositions and/or diol-containing latex compositions. The invention further relates to compositions prepared fr... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841601 | Crosslinked polymer electrolyte membranes for heat and moisture exchange devices A unitary humidity exchange cell (HUX) is dislosed that includes at least one composite membrane, disposed between at least one first chamber for flow of the first fluid therethrough and at least one second chamber for flow of the second fluid therethrough. The comp... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6828391 | Plastified novolaks as additive to rubber mixtures Use, as modifier resin for rubber mixtures, of novolaks ABC plastified with terpene-type olefinically unsaturated natural substances C, where the ratio of the molar amount of the phenol or phenol derivative B and the molar amount of the natural substance C in the mo... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825264 | Flame retardant resin composition Disclosed is a flame retardant resin composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a resin component (A) which is a resin mixture of an aromatic polycarbonate and a styrene polymer, wherein the resin mixture has an aromatic polycarbonate content of from 50 to 95% b... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6797777 | Low dielectric constant organic dielectrics based on cage-like structures A low dielectric constant material has a first backbone with an aromatic moiety and a first reactive group, and a second backbone with an aromatic moiety and a second reactive group, wherein the first and second backbones are crosslinked via the first and second rea... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797222 | Slush molding process A slush molding process in which the moldable thermoplastic composition powder dosed to the mold is prepared by blending ethylene carboxylic acid copolymers or ionomers with ethylene/glycidyl acrylate or methacrylate copolymer and cross-linking promoter at a tempera... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6774180 | Synthesis of high molecular weight non-peptidic polymer derivatives High molecular weight derivatives of activated poly(ethylene glycol) and the like polymers are prepared in high purity by conjugating a large PEG molecule to a small PEG molecule. Most of the reaction steps can be accomplished on the more readily purified small mole... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6706823 | Conductive gels A conductive polymer gel composition including a copolymer with alkenyl monomer units and maleimide monomer units, a crosslinking agent, and an electrolyte solution. The conductive polymer has a current resistance less than or equal to 10−4 ohms and can... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6706414 | Liquid uncrosslinked Michael addition oligomers prepared in the presence of a catalyst having both an epoxy moiety and a quaternary salt The uncrosslinked liquid oligomeric compositions of this invention are made by the Michael addition reaction of acetoacetate-functional donor compounds with multifunctional acrylate acceptor compounds where the equivalent ratios of multifunctional acrylate to acetoa... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6677402 | Pressure sensitive adhesives possessing high load bearing capability Pressure sensitive adhesives are provided which possess high load bearing capabilities at elevated temperatures. The adhesives are prepared by polymerization of a syrup polymer composition having a first solute polymer having reactive, pendant functional ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6660807 | Additive for organic resin and organic resin composition An additive for organic resin comprising a powder comprising (A) a liquid organopolysiloxane having at least 0.001 wt % of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and at least 50 dimethylsiloxy repeating units and (B) an inorganic powder; and an organic resin compr... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6645525 | Ionically formulated biomolecule microcarriers Compositions for sustained delivery of a biomolecule including an anionic polymer and a cationic polymer which ironically interact with each other and, optionally, with the biomolecule. Methods for making the compositions, including the step of combining ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6646066 | Rubber composition containing a thermoplastic polymer and tire sidewall component or tire support ring comprised of such rubber composition This invention relates to rubber composition which contains a thermoplastic polymer and use thereof as a tire sidewall component and/or tread supporting ring for use in a tire/rim assembly. Such tire sidewall component may be a sidewall insert and/or apex... | 11/11/2003 |
