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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378465 | Tire components having improved modulus A tire component including a tire tread that comprises a vulcanized rubber, a rubber filler, and a modified rubber, where the modified rubber i) contains pendent or functional groups that contain carboxylic acid or anhydride groups, ii) has pendently grafted thereto... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7163983 | Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer sheet, process for production thereof, and laminates An olefin thermoplastic elastomer sheet which has the same or similar rubber elasticity, flexibility and molding and processability as those of the conventional olefin thermoplastic elastomer sheets, and is good in mechanical properties and excellent in mar resistan... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6982302 | Molding for automobile An automotive molding, which is excellent in scratching resistance, has high gloss, and is excellent in weathering resistance. The automotive molding of the invention has a part composed of an elastomer material containing an olefinic random copolymer obtained by co... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6828378 | Compound comprising crosslinked polyrotaxane A novel compound and novel gelatinous substance which have high absorbability, uniform expansion, and elasticity. Although conventional gels include chemical gels and physical gels, no novel gels or compounds have been realized which have fracture resistance, high e... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6783709 | Self-healing organosiloxane materials containing reversible and energy-dispersive crosslinking domains Self-healing copolymeric materials comprising a plurality of intermediate strength crosslinks are provided. The copolymeric materials comprise a silicon component and a plurality of crosslinking components. The crosslinking components comprise a polymeric structure ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6680082 | Mixed-metal-neutralized-copolymer-resins for metal coating powder applications The present invention relates to neutralized copolymer resins having at least two different metals with one of the metals being zinc. These mixed metal resins are transformed into particulate or powder form for application to metal objects. The powder com... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6630528 | Antistatic ionomer blend A blend capable of being melt fabricated into an antistatic film which has improved antistatic action practically immediately after production comprises ethylene ,ଲ-ethylenically unsaturated C3-8 carboxylic acid copolymers having 0... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6565981 | Polymers that are cross-linkable to form superabsorbent polymers A composite of a substrate having an application of superabsorbent polymer. The composite is made by applying, directly onto the substrate, an application of a polymer that will, upon being subjected to radiation, convert to a superabsorbent polymer. The ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6506804 | Ethylenically unsaturated amine salts of sulfonic, phosphoric, and carboxylic acids Disclosed are ethylenically unsaturated amine salts of sulfonic, phosphoric and carboxylic acids. The salts are surface active agents which are useful in a variety of applications as primary and/or secondary surfactants. The salts are especially useful as... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6492449 | Polymers obtained from monomers allowing a sequential polymerization, and their use for preparing ionic conductors The present invention concerns polymers obtained by anionic initiation and bearing functions that can be activated by cationic initiations that are not reactive in the presence of anionic polymerization initiators. The presence of such cationic initiation... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6384135 | Golf ball cover stocks and golf balls A cover stock composed mainly of a heated mixture of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer and a polyolefin oligomer or polyolefin which has been modified with functional groups is suitable for the manufacture of golf balls. The cover made of the stock h... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6310143 | Derivatized polycarboxylate dispersants The present invention is directed to derivatized polycarboxylate dispersants for cementitious mixtures, including those mixtures with high percentages of pozzolan cement replacement and dry cast applications. In particular, the invention is directed to a ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6284367 | Process for the preparation of nonwoven water blocking tapes and their use in cable manufacture A process for the manufacture of a nonwoven water blocking tape for use in cable manufacture, which process comprises the steps of: (i) forming a coating of an aqueous solution of a water soluble polymer containing anionic groups and a multivalent ionic crossl... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277921 | High acid ionomers and golf ball cover compositions comprising same The present invention is directed to new metal cation neutralized high acid ionomer resins and to golf ball cover compositions containing these new resins. When the new high acid ionomer resins are utilized to manufacture a golf ball, the golf ball produc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6251991 | Golf ball cover stocks and golf balls A cover stock composed mainly of a heated mixture of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer and a polyolefin oligomer or polyolefin which has been modified with functional groups is suitable for the manufacture of golf balls. The cover made of the stock h... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6239227 | Water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted copolymers Novel water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted copolymers comprising polyvinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone or oxyalkylene oligomer or polymer units and hydrophilic copolymer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated anionic and amphoteric water-soluble... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6139767 | Carboxylated polymers, process for the production of the same, and gels thereof A carboxylic acid polymer containing a carboxylic group and having at least one kind of bond selected from the group consisting of an amino bond, an ether bond, and a thioether bond in a side chain is prepared by polymerizing a monomer component containin... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6100329 | Reversible, mechanically interlocked polymeric networks which self-assemble Polymeric structure involving a first polymer having a linear segment and a second polymer having a macrocyle which is threaded onto said linear segment to form a rotaxane complex. The rotaxane complex is capable of reversibly dissociating back into the i... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5962140 | Golf ball comprising fluoropolymer A golf ball having a core and/or an intermediate layer comprising a functionalized fluoropolymer wherein the fluoropolymer may be a perfluoropolymer that is sulfonated or carboxylated or a derivative thereof. The fluoropolymer material may be blended with... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5728476 | Floor coverings Resilient floor coverings are disclosed wherein the wear layer is a polymer composition, prepared from an ionomer resin and a polyfunctional olefinic compound, such as a polyfunctional acrylate. These floor coverings have good visual appearance and good b... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5691066 | Golf ball comprising fluoropolymer and method of making same A golf ball having a covering or coating consisting in whole or in part of a sulfonated or carboxylated fluoropolymer wherein the fluoropolymer comprises 1-100% of the covering or coating. The fluoropolymer may be blended with conventional golf ball cover... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5688868 | Process for preparing blends of polyamide and ionic copolymers An improved process for preparing thermoplastic polymer blends which contain at least 50% by weight of polyamide as a principal component with the remainder consisting essentially of an ionic polymer component which is derived from an olefin/acid copolyme... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5670579 | Golf ball cover A polymer blend and a golf ball employing a cover formed of that composition are disclosed. The polymer blend is made from about 95 to about 50 parts by weight of one or more sodium ionomer resins, one of which has a lower flexural modulus than the other ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5538794 | Golf ball cover An improved golf ball including a novel cover composition, including a blend of a high stiffness ionomer having a melt index of 0.5-5.0 g/min., flexural modulus of 60,000-120,000 psi and shore hardness of 70 or greater and a very low modulus methacrylic a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5508351 | Golf ball Disclosed is a golf ball which comprises a core and a cover covering said core, characterized by that said cover comprises a resin component of (a) 10 to 80 wt % of a saponified polymer obtained by saponifying at least a portion of the ester groups of a copoly... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5492972 | Golf ball cover A polymer blend and a golf ball employing a cover formed of that composition are disclosed. The polymer blend is made from about 95 to about 50 parts by weight of one or more sodium ionomer resins, one of which has a lower flexural modulus than the other ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5415937 | Golf ball cover An improved golf ball including a novel cover composition, including a blend of a high stiffness ionomer having a melt index of 0.5-5.0 g/min., flexural modulus of 60,000-120,000 psi and shore hardness of 70 or greater and a very low modulus methacrylic a... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5374687 | Anti-settling agents for aqueous coating compositions A pourable, liquid antisettling composition comprises at least one low molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid that has been neutralized with a neutralizing agent and water. The composition can b... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5328959 | Golf ball cover compositions The present invention is directed to improved cover compositions for golf ball construction and the resulting intermediate modulus golf balls produced utilizing the improved cover compositions. The novel golf ball cover compositions of the invention compr... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5324783 | Golf ball cover compositions The present invention is directed to improved cover compositions for golf ball construction and the resulting intermediate modulus golf balls produced utilizing the improved cover compositions. The novel golf ball cover compositions of the invention compr... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5320905 | Ionomers of ethylene/carboxylic acid copolymers Novel ionomers of normally solid, thermo-plastic, orientable, copolymers of ethylene and at least one alpha,beta-ethylenically-unsaturated carboxylic acid having a relatively high content of the carboxylic acid are prepared under conditions whereby the co... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5294672 | Polyethylene reinforced elastomeric blend compositions The present invention relates to thermoplastic reinforced elastomeric blend compositions which exhibit improved tensile strengths, wherein the elastomeric blend compositions comprises a blend of a metal neutralized sulfonated polymer with about 1 to about... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5280079 | Absorbent products and their manufacture A water absorbent water insoluble polymeric element, such as a fibre, film, coating, bonding layer or foam, is made by forming a substantially linear polymer by polymerisation of water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer blends comprising carboxylic... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5262486 | Modified emulsion polymers, in particular for photopolymerizable recording materials which can be developed in water and aqueous solvents Modified polymers in acid form or in the form of their salts consist of A) a carboxyl-containing copolymer prepared by emulsion polymerization and B) side radicals introduced therein by partial grafting onto the carboxyl groups and of the general formula I ##S... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5210138 | Ionomer composition Disclosed is an ionomer composition comprising (A) an ionomer formed by neutralizing a carboxyl group of an ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer with an transition metal cation, (B) a polyamide and (C) a polyamide oligomer having a terminal grou... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5200468 | Blends of nylon M5T and an ionomer Polymer compositions are provided which are capable of being formed into shaped articles and comprise a poly(2-methylpentamethylene terephthalamide), also known as nylon M5T, and a minor amount of an ionomer, e.g., a partially neutralized copolymer of an ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5189113 | Preparation of homogeneous ionically crosslinked ethylene copolymer in twin screw extruder Ionically crosslinked ethylene copolymers are prepared by reacting the corresponding ethylene copolymer in a mixing zone of a twin-screw extruder with a solid metal compound and subsequently pumping in water, and are used as adhesion promoters, laminating... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5179168 | Ionomer composition Disclosed is an ionomer composition comprising an ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer which is at least partially neutralized with at least one alkali metal selected from the group consisting of potassium, rubidium and cesium, wherein the ethyl... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5130372 | Ionomers of low molecular weight copolymer amides The ionomer salt of low molecular weight copolymer reaction product of a copolymer acid of an -olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid, and at least one amino acid compound, and a cation containing material. The unsaturated carboxylic acid is pre... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5120791 | Golf ball cover compositions The present invention is directed to improved cover compositions for golf ball construction and the resulting golf balls produced utilizing the improved cover compositions. The novel golf ball cover compositions of the invention comprise a blend of hard i... | 06/09/1992 |
