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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173744 | Water-based primer composition and coating method of plastic shaped articles using the composition This invention provides a water-based primer composition characterized by comprising an aqueous dispersion formed by dispersing unsaturated carboxylic acid- or acid anhydride-modified polyolefin (a) having a melting point of 50-120° C. and a weight-average molecula... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8106122 | Propylene-based polymer composition for adhesive use and laminate thereof A propylene-based polymer composition for adhesive use and a laminate structure thereof are provided, wherein decrease of bonding strength is prevented when the laminate structure is formed and heat treatment is applied and whitening in bending process is suppressed... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080612 | Polymeric compositions having low glass transition temperatures The present invention provides polymeric compositions having a high polymer size and a low Tg. These novel compositions are useful as plastic additives. Also provided is a method of improving the processing of a matrix resin by adding one or more of the novel polyme... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8063140 | Moisture-curable, graft-modified resin composition, process for its manufacture and process for bonding substrates employing the resin composition A moisture-curable, graft-modified resin composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer (i) and at least one silyl group containing polymer (ii) possessing at least one hydrolyzable silyl group that is bonded to the polymer through a linking group containin... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8013062 | Method of producing and using materials which are reinforced against impact and which contain block copolymers that are obtained by means of controlled radical polymerization in the presence of nitroxides The invention relates to the production and use of block copolymers which are obtained by means of controlled radical polymerization in the presence of nitroxides for the purpose of reinforcing fragile polymer matrices. The invention offers advantages such as (i) si... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7956128 | Thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerator having improved environmental stress crack resistance A thermoplastic resin composition for a refrigerator according to the present invention can include (A) about 20 to about 40 parts by weight of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer resin prepared by grafting in emulsion polymerization about 60 to about... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7897686 | Method for preparing graft rubber latex having low residual monomer content The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft rubber latex having a low residual monomer content, and more precisely, a method for preparing a graft rubber latex having a high rubber content, which is characterized by graft-copolymerization of a mi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893156 | Block copolymer and composition thereof The present invention provides a block copolymer or a hydrogenated product thereof excellent in low-temperature shrinkability, natural shrinkability, rigidity and the like, excellent in a balance of physical properties such as blocking resistance, resistance to fusi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7776964 | Thermoplastic ABS resin composition with improved impact resistance, dimensional stability and blow molding property The thermoplastic ABS resin composition according to the present invention comprises (a) 2 to 25 parts by weight of a graft copolymer particle containing rubbers having a volume average particle diameter range from 0.05 μm to less than 0.18 μm; (b) 2 to 25 parts b... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776963 | Acrylic adhesives for metal bonding applications Adhesive formulations having acrylate monomer or methacrylate monomer, or mixtures thereof, and having a reducing agent and an initiator (e.g., peroxide). The formulations may include a chelating agent solution to improve storage stability and other properties. Furt... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7569638 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition To provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in light resistance and flexibility and has high tear strength. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 100 parts by mass of acrylic multi-layer polymer particl... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7547745 | Epoxy resin hardener of anhydride copolymer and anhydride-elastomer copolymer A hardener composition useful for curing epoxy resins including a blend of (a) a carboxylic anhydride which is a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and a vinyl compound; (b) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and an elastomer; and... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7514502 | Thermoplastic resin composition having improved external appearance and excellent weatherability The present invention relates to an acrylonitrile (ASA) type thermoplastic resin composition with excellent weatherability and appearance properties, and more particularly, to an acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile type thermoplastic resin composition comprising a) an ac... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7417088 | Thermoplastic resin composition The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, more precisely, a thermoplastic resin composition with enhanced impact resistance, gloss, weather resistance and scratch resistance, compared with the conventional thermoplastic resin compositions, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399792 | 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 ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396876 | Transparent and impact-resistant thermoplastic resin compositions A thermoplastic resin component has improved transparency and impact resistance, the thermoplastic resin composed of 5 to 40 parts by weight of a graft copolymer (A) and 95 to 60 parts by weight a copolymer (B), the graft copolymer (A) being prepared by polymerizing... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396877 | Chemical resistant thermoplastic resin composition Disclosed is a resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising a rubber-modified styrene-containing graft copolymer and a styrene-containing copolymer; (B) 0.5-8 parts by weight of an acrylic rubber graft copolymer resin having an ave... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371466 | Polymerisation initiators, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Quaternary boron salts are used as initiators of polymerisation in adhesive compositions for bonding low surface energy substrates such as polyolefins. The quaternary boron salts are of the formula I wherein R1 i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368504 | Method for the production of impact polystyrene Process for preparation of impact-resistant polystyrene from diene monomers and from styrene monomers via anionic polymerization, where 1) in a stage 1) a rubber solution is prepared from the diene monomers, or from the diene monom... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7348381 | High modulus, high ductility polyolefins Provided herein are propylene polymers which are capable of being used as thermoplastic polyolefins just as they emerge from the reactor system described, without further compounding of components which substantially modify the physical properties of the polymers, a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341793 | Transparent heat-sealing film A heat-sealing film having a haze of not more than 30% and having a sealant layer made of a resin composition which comprises from 50 to 100 wt % of the total of the following components (a) to (c): (a) from 5 to 50 wt % of a block... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342073 | High CoR golf ball using zinc dimethacrylate The present invention is directed to resilient golf balls and portions thereof including compositions containing zinc dimethacrylate and zinc pentachlorothiophenol, and methods for making same. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338706 | Resin composition for capstock A resin composition for capstock, comprising 100 to 30 parts by weight of an impact resistance modifier having a multilayer structure, and 0 to 70 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 50 to 0... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332542 | Block copolymers and method for making same The present invention is a novel block copolymer containing a controlled distribution copolymer block of a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, where the controlled distribution copolymer block has terminal regions that are rich in conjugated diene units and a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323517 | Composition and process for enhancing controlled free radical polymerization The present invention relates to a composition and process for enhancing the controlled radical polymerization in the presence of nitroxyls and nitroxylethers by adding a chain transfer agent selected from the group consisting of mercaptanes, thioethers and disulfid... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317043 | Impact modifier, process for producing the same, and thermoplastic resin composition There is disclosed an impact modifier which comprises a graft copolymer comprising a rubber polymer (A) obtained from a mixture of one or more kinds of (meth)acrylic monomers as major ingredients, having a glass transfer temperature of 0° C. or lower, and forming p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312277 | Mass polymerized rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer composition Disclosed is a mass polymerized rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer composition with an excellent balance of physical and mechanical properties especially low temperature impact, and methods for preparing such a composition. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309729 | Aqueous additive systems for polymeric matrices Aqueous-form additive systems, and methods of blending the same with a matrix resin, are disclosed whereby acrylic-based impact modifier compositions, butadiene-based impact modifier compositions and acrylic-based processing aids are used in aqueous form without the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7288590 | Adhesives with improved die-cutting performance Improved adhesives are provided through the use of styrenic tetrablock or pentablock copolymers which have a reduced elastomeric behavior under the die-cutting conditions used in label production. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285585 | Coagulation of particles from emulsions by the insitu formation of a coagulating agent This invention provides processes for isolating particles from an emulsion including the steps of: (a) forming an emulsion having a solid component having a population of particles, a liquid component, and a first ionic forming compound, wherein the presence of the ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279527 | Method of converting anionic living end to protected free radical living end and applications thereof Provided is a method of converting an anionic living end to a protected free radical “living” end in a well-controlled manner, which enables copolymerization by plural mechanisms. The method is particularly useful for copolymerization of anionically polymerizabl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262248 | Articles prepared from high molecular weight tetrablock copolymers The present invention relates to articles prepared from novel anionic block copolymers of mono vinyl aromatics and conjugated dienes, and to blends of such block copolymers with other polymers. The block copolymer may be blended with at least one other polymer selec... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250455 | Physical methods of dispersing characteristic use particles and compositions thereof The present invention provides compositions that are capable of being dispersed in a target medium. The compositions include characteristic use particles entrapped within a physical entrapment phase, wherein the physical entrapment phase is dispersible in the target... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247675 | Elastomer compositions and method of making them Compositions of high and low performance elastomer are formed using a process that chemically reacts some of the high and low performance elastomers together to form a graft copolymer. The elastomeric compositions provide intimately mixed elastomeric compositions wh... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244785 | Block copolymers and method for making same The present invention is a novel block copolymer containing a controlled distribution copolymer block of a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, where the controlled distribution copolymer block has terminal regions that are rich in conjugated diene units and a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226977 | High melt flow rate thermoplastic polyolefins produced in-reactor A thermoplastic polyolefin having a melt flow rate of 20 dg/min or higher at 230° C. is produced in reactor without visbreaking. By controlling ratio of the weight average molecular weight of the xylene soluble fraction to the weight average molecular weight of the... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217463 | Machine direction oriented polymeric films and methods of making the same This invention relates to a film comprising a machine direction oriented polymeric film prepared from (A) at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer or lend of two or more thereof, wherein (A) has a melt flow rate from about 6 to about 30 and (B) an olefin elas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217747 | Plastics additives composition, process, and blends thereof The plastics additives powder compositions of the present invention are provided as powder particles having impact modifier particles and processing aid particles which are coagulated and dried. When blended in thermoplastic resins, such as PVC, the subject plastics... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211623 | Synthetic plastic material and a method of making thereof A method of producing a synthetic polymer blend comprising steps of (i) blending a styrene-butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomer (SBS) with a compatibilizer selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene grafted polystyrene resin (HIPS), styrene-hydrogenate... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208547 | Rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymers and thermoformed articles The present invention is a rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymer composition which can be used in conventional thermoforming or other highly orienting forming or shaping processes to produce tough, cost effective, transparent containers or other packaging ... | 04/24/2007 |
