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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7732528 | Water-absorbent crosslinked polymers Water-absorbent crosslinked polymers bearing acid groups, some or all of the acid groups being present as carboxylate groups having at least two different types of cations as counterions, processes for their preparation and mixtures of water-absorbent crosslinked po... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7728073 | Thermoplastic moulding compounds exhibiting improved chemical resistance The present invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising a mixture of (A) from 30 to 69% by weight, based on the sum of components (A), (B) and (C), of a methyl methacrylate polymer, (B) from 30 to 69% by weight, based... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7687575 | Propylene elastomer-containing adhesive blends Adhesive blends suitable for use as tie-layer adhesives for a variety of substrates used in multi-layer film and sheet constructions are provided. The adhesive blends contain a polyolefin base resin, a functionalized polyolefin and a propylene elastomer containing i... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7528194 | Comb copolymers with defined side chains and process for their manufacture The present invention relates to the modification of copolymers, in particular of grafted copolymers into comb copolymers. The modification comprises the steps (i) of controlled radical polymerization of a polymer or copolymer bearing a epoxide group at one end resu... | 05/05/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7381770 | Low activation temperature adhesive composition with high peel strength and cohesive failure The present invention provides a resin composition made from admixing starting materials comprising: (a) 0 to 90 parts by weight of a polyolefin; (b) 5 to 95 parts by weight of a functional polyolefin; (c) 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polystyrenic; and (d) 0 to 30 p... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354970 | Polyvinyl chloride copolymer paste resin, composition thereof, and method for making the resin A novel polyvinyl chloride copolymer paste resin comprising a copolymer of a vinyl chloride monomer and a macromonomer of the present invention can be synthesized with high productivity, and can provides a plastisol having high gelation properties, storage stability... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354655 | Adhesive resin composition and multi-layer laminated structure using the same An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive resin composition which displays excellent adhesive strength on bonding to a barrier material, during initial adhesion, durable adhesion, and even after soak in fuel oil, and which also has excellent molda... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342071 | Clearcoat paint composition A coating composition including a copolymerization product of a mixture of monomers including one or more carbamate-functional monomers and (meth)acrylic monomers, some having carboxylic acid-functionality. The monomer mixture is essentially free of hydroxyl monomer... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7304111 | Polypropylene containing copolymer composition and process for producing the same A problem of the invention is to provide a propylene copolymer which is excellent in adhesion to crystalline propylene-based polymers and which is excellent in solubility and compatibility with polar resins, a process for producing the same, and a composition contai... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300978 | Functionalised polymers This invention relates to a process for stabilising and at the same time phase compatibilising plastics or plastic compositions by incorporating polymeric compounds obtainable by reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of the sterically hindered pheno... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295376 | Pseudo cross-link type resin composition, molding material, sheet or film, and optical element obtained therefrom A pseudo cross-link type resin composition made of one of resins or a mixture of the resins; wherein the resin is obtained by mixing a polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side ch... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291241 | Bonded part and method for producing same A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291674 | Superabsorbent polymer The invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer comprising a composition comprising a polymeric resin composition comprising from about 55 to about 99.9 wt. % of polymerizable unsaturated acid group containing monomers, from about 0.001 to about 5.0 wt. % of inter... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267885 | Containers and peelable seal containers of new non-PVC material The present invention provides a flowable materials container. The container has a first sidewall and a second sidewall sealed together along a peripheral seam to define a fluid chamber. At least one sidewall is a film having at least one layer of blend of a first c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261935 | Co-extrudable multi-layer polymer The present invention provides a multi-layer polymer composition having a polar outer layer and a non-polar second outer layer. The polar outer layer is preferably PVC and the non-polar outer layer, polypropylene. The adhesive tie layer is a unique blend of a copoly... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256235 | Adhesive composition for adhering textiles to EPDM rubber An improved adhesive composition and method for adhering textile reinforcing elements to rubber, particularly ethylene-propylene-diene rubber in the manufacture of rubber articles such as power transmission belts, wherein the adhesive composition comprises a latex o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7217763 | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer transparent resin having superior chemical resistance and transparency and preparation thereof The present invention relates to acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer transparent resin having superior chemical resistance and transparency and preparation thereof, and particularly to acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer transparent resin having superior... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7160973 | Urethane polymers that reduce the effect of polylactone linkages A composition comprising a reaction product of a diisocyanate, a chain extension agent having at least difunctional reactivity with an isocyanate, and a material comprising a blend of i) a primary carbamate material having at least one functional group reactive with... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160950 | Modified olefin copolymer A modified olefin-based copolymer produced by graft-polymerizing an alkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof to an olefin-based copolymer containing repeating units derived from a linear α-olefin and/or ethylene copol... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157521 | Soft gel compositions for hot adhesion A gel composition that is the combination of or reaction product of ingredients comprising a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, a functionalized polyolefin, an extender, and optionally a fatty acid. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144951 | Multifunctional viscosity index improver and dispersant A process is disclosed that comprises solution grafting a hydrocarbon polymer prepared from at least C2 to C28 polymerizable hydrocarbon, said polymer having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 5,000 to about 500,000, w... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135529 | Golf ball comprising saturated rubber/ionomer block copolymers The invention provides golf balls with a core and with one or more layers, preferably cover layers, formed of a saturated rubber/ionomer block copolymer comprising one or more neutral thermoplastic polymer blocks and one or more ionomeric blocks. The saturated rubbe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122604 | Modified propylene polymer, composition containing the same and use thereof This invention provides a graft modified polypropylene polymer which does not contain halogens, is excellent in certain properties such as solubility and can add good adhesiveness and coating ability to crystalline propylene polymer base materials, and a composition... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7078077 | Carbamated polyols, and compositions and methods using the same The present invention is directed to coatings that provide improved retort and tropical decay resistance for use on metal food containers. The coatings generally comprise a carbamated polyol formed by the reaction between a polyol, an alkylene oxide and an alkyl car... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078104 | Bonded part and method for producing same A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comp... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067189 | Adhesion promoters with epoxy-reactive groups An adhesion promoter comprises a polymeric strand with an epoxy-reactive group other than a phenolic hydroxyl group, and a crosslinking group that crosslinks the polymeric strand with a rubber in a crosslinking reaction, wherein the polymeric strand is water soluble... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064163 | Polyolefin-based adhesive resins and method of making adhesive resins A method for producing polyolefin-based adhesive resins having improved physical and optical properties and the improved adhesive resins thereby produced, eliminates at least one reheating and melting of polyolefin polymer, comprises polymerizing a monomer compositi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060787 | Extraction of impurities from grafted polyolefins A process for purifying grafted polyolefins by extraction is disclosed. The purified grafted polyolefins have improved color and adhesion properties. The extraction is performed with an azeotropic solvent that is strong enough to extract impurities but does not caus... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056979 | Reaction product derived from amine-functionalized elastomers and maleated polyolefins A reaction product is prepared by reacting a first polymer having pendant or terminal carboxyl or anhydride groups with a second polymer (e.g. elastomer) having an amine containing terminal group. The second polymer is anionically polymerized. The second polymer is ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6998438 | Toughened plastics and preparation thereof The present invention provides plastics with high toughness and the preparation thereof. The plastics with high toughness, which have the balance of stiffness and toughness, stable properties and good processability, are obtained by blending the rubber particles hav... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995197 | Transparent impact-resistant thermoplastic resin composition An aromatic vinyl resin composition comprising (A) 5 to 40% by weight of a graft copolymer obtained by polymerizing 15 to 60 parts by weight of (a4) a vinyl monomer in the presence of 85 to 40 parts by weight of rubber particles (total of vinyl monomer and rubber be... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6989192 | Pressure sensitively adhesive polyacrylates A pressure sensitively adhesive polyacrylate according to a composition known per se, characterized by crosslinked and functionalized polymer particles which on the basis of their chemical nature are suitable for assisting a crosslinking reaction of the pressure sen... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6964798 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a first and a second skin layer, each skin layer composed of a polypropylene containing polymer, and a radio frequency (“RF”) susceptible layer adhered to and between the first and second skin layers. The RF layer has a firs... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6924013 | Coextrusion binder, its use for a multilayer structure and the structure thus obtained The present invention relates to a coextrusion binder useful for petrol tanks of HDPE/binder/EVOH or PA/binder/HDPE structure. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908969 | Unsaturated compounds containing silane, electron donor and electron acceptor functionality This invention relates to curable compounds or resins containing electron donor or acceptor functionality, carbon to carbon unsaturation, and silane functionality, having the structure: in which E is an electron donor ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6894115 | Dual-functionalized adhesive compositions Adhesive blend compositions having significantly improved adhesion to metals at elevated temperatures are provided. The compositions are blends of one or more polyolefin base resins, an acid or acid derivative modified polyolefin and silane modified polyolefin. A lo... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890992 | Golf ball cores with improved durability The present invention is directed toward more durable golf ball cores and more durable golf balls. The golf balls of this invention comprise a cover and a core wherein the core may further comprise a center and one or more layers of a mantle disposed between the cen... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887943 | Modified propylene polymer, composition containing the same and use thereof This invention provides a graft modified polypropylene polymer which does not contain halogens, is excellent in certain properties such as solubility and can add good adhesiveness and coating ability to crystalline propylene polymer base materials, and a composition... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881790 | Polymeric compositions for medical packaging and devices Multiple component polymer compositions for fabrication into articles. In particular, polymeric compositions comprising a heat resistant polymer; a radio frequency (“RF”) susceptible polymer; a compatibilizing polymer; the composition having physical properties ... | 04/19/2005 |