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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371798 | Thermoplastic water-curable composition, molded object made from the thermoplastic water-curable composition, and process for producing the same A thermoplastic water-curable composition which is excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance, dimensional stability, and moldability and from which a mechanical part of a complicated shape can be produced: a molding formed from the thermoplastic water-cura... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7300975 | Flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition and formed article A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a resin mixture of (A) from 60 to 99% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and (B) from 1 to 40% by weight of a styrenic resin, and from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of(C) a functional gr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7253232 | Thermoplastic compositions with enhanced melt flow and compatibility The instant invention relates to a composition of a thermoplastic polymer and a triblock-copolymer or grafted comb copolymer, with enhanced melt flow during processing. Further aspects of the invention are the triblock-copolymers or grafted comb polymers itself, a m... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7169848 | 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... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7019074 | Curable composition A curable composition comprising (A) an organic polymer having a reactive silicon-containing group, and (B) a block copolymer containing in its molecule one soft segment and at least one hard segment having structural units of an aromatic vinyl monomer. The composit... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6939915 | Method for agglomerating finely divided polybutadiene latices The present invention relates to a method for agglomerating finely divided rubber latices by adding an aqueous solution of a water-soluble amphiphilic copolymer that contains at least one hydrophilic portion and at least one hydrophobic portion. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6787610 | Plasma-resistant fluorine-based elastomer sealing material An elastomer sealing material having low dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation, which is satisfactory with both of resistance to oxygen plasma and non-adhesion to quartz and can be applied to apparatus utilizing microwaves, is disclosed. The plasma-resi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6605236 | Conductive polymeric composites, articles and processes for the preparation thereof A composition comprised of a composite comprised of an aromatic or heteroaromatic polymer comprised of monomer or monomers selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, indole, thiophene, thianaphthene, indene, azulene and ring pendant substitutent deriv... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6598637 | Pneumatic tire having a rubber component containing a block styrene butadiene copolymer There is disclosed a pneumatic tire having a rubber component comprising a sulfur cured rubber composition composed of, based on 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr): (a) 99 to 50 parts by weight of a first rubber containing olefinic unsaturation; and (b) ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6562903 | Clear coating for top coating of automobiles, method of forming multilayer coating and automotive body A clear coating for top coating of automobiles which comprises a half-esterified acid group-containing acrylic copolymer (I) and a silicate-grafted acrylic copolymer (II) as resin constituents, said half-esterified acid group-containing acrylic copolymer (I) being ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6407166 | Elastomeric compositions for damping A vulcanizate that has improved damping properties where the vulcanizate is prepared by the steps comprising blending an unsaturated damping additive within a vulcanizable composition of matter, wherein the vulcanizable composition of matter includes a vu... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6407165 | Elastomeric compositions for damping A method for increasing the damping properties of tire rubber comprising the steps of adding an unsaturated damping additive to a vulcanizable composition of matter, and processing the vulcanizable composition of matter containing the damping additive int... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6326425 | Flame retardant resin compositions To an aromatic ring-bearing synthetic resin such as an aromatic polycarbonate resin or aromatic epoxy resin is added a minor amount of an organopolysiloxane which contains phenyl radicals and monofunctional siloxane units in a molecule wherein the content... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6319152 | Golf ball A cover stock composed mainly of a heated mixture of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer and a styrene base block copolymer is suitable for the manufacture of golf balls. The cover made of the stock offers a very soft feel with little shock, the ease o... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6316112 | Fluoro-functional polyethylene-polysiloxane block copolymers This invention relates to anionically polymerized block copolymers comprised of at least one block of polyethylene and at least one block of a polymerized cyclic siloxane monomer wherein said cyclic siloxane monomer contains at least one functional group ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6221940 | Polyetherimide resin compositions with improved ductility A thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyetherimide resin, a glycidyl ester impact modifier and a organometallic compound exhibits improved impact strength and ductility.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6048933 | Thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition and a process for the preparation thereof The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed of a vinyl aromatic compound and at leas... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5929165 | Thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition and a process for the preparation thereof The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed of a vinyl aromatic compound and at leas... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5792825 | Silicone compounds containing sterically hindered cyclic amine functional groups which are useful for the light and thermal stabilization of polymers The present invention relates to linear, cyclic or branched polyorganosiloxanes having, per molecule, at least three siloxy units, including at least one functional unit of formula: ##EQU1## where R1 represents a C1 to C4 | 08/11/1998 |
| 5733538 | Surface-modifying copolymers having cell adhesion properties A hemocompatible surface-modifying additive is provided for modifying polyurethane or polyurethane urea substrates. The additive has a polyurethane or polyurethane urea hard block or an alternative block which is miscible with the poly(urethane) or poly(u... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5728469 | Block copolymer release surface for pressure sensitive adhesives Release surfaces comprising extruded polymer-siloxane block copolymer mixtures are provided. At least one block of the copolymer is a polymer compatible with the bulk polymeric material, while a second block is polysiloxane. Coextruded release surfaces co... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5668208 | Functionalized radial styrene-isoprene copolymers Adhesive compositions containing a hydroxy-functionalized radial, three-arm copolymer the arms of which contain styrene-isoprene blocks, in which the average molecular weight of the polystyrene blocks is lower than 30,000 and is generally comprised within... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665822 | Thermoplastic Elastomers Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) containing side chain crystalline (SCC) blocks. The SCC blocks my be hard (A) blocks or the soft (B) blocks (or both) in the TPE. Some of these TPEs are novel, e.g. those in which A blocks are SCC blocks, and the B blocks a... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5650231 | Polymeric resin for optical fiber strips A polymeric resin for optical fiber strips is formed from a mixture comprising a first base polymer selected from an epoxy acrylate and a urethane acrylate and a copolymer in a proportion of between 0.5% and 20% by weight of said mixture which is compatib... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5623020 | Polyaniline derivatives and their production process This invention provides a novel cross-linked polyaniline derivative soluble or capable of swelling in general organic solvents, which forms an elastic self-standing film or fibers. The polyaniline derivative substantially comprises a polyaniline having nu... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5597867 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition This invention provides a novel thermoplastic elastomer composition which is rich in flexibility and excellent in rubber elasticity over a broad temperature range, high-temperature creep characteristics, low-temperature impact resistance, mechanical stren... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5552483 | Block copolymers of polysiloxanes and copolymers of conjugated dienes and aromatic vinyl compounds, and multilayer structures containing same Block copolymers are described which comprise alternating blocks of (A) a polysiloxane; and (B) a copolymer of a 1,3-conjugated diene and a monovinyl aromatic compound. The block copolymers can be prepared by reacting a polysiloxane with a dilithiated cop... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5424360 | Thermoplastic resin composition A thermoplastic resin composition having a good balance among rigidity, impact strength and adhesion of coating is provided, which comprises: a total of 100 parts by weight of (a)-(c) wherein (a) is 1-60% by weight of a polyphenylene ether, (b) 0-60% by weight... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5397822 | Thermoplastic compositions containing polyphenylene ether resin and characterized by improved elongation and flexibility employing a blend of multiblock copolymers A thermoplastic resin composition having in admixture a polyphenylene ether resin and an elastomeric block copolymer wherein the block copolymer has in admixture a triblock copolymer A-B-A' and a diblock copolymer A-B with A and A' being polymerized vinyl... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5250615 | Polyorganosiloxane series thermoplastic resin and composition thereof A polyorganosiloxane series thermoplastic resin comprising a graft copolymer obtained from a vinyl monomer and a modified polyorganosiloxane, and a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same. The resin and the composition thereof have excellent s... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4970263 | Secondary cross-linked semi-interpenetrating polymer networks and methods of making same Silicone semi-interpenetrating polymer networks are formed in thermoplastic polymer matrices by the vulcanization of a hydride group-containing silicon with a polymer containing unsaturated groups. The semi-IPN is then cross-linked by hydrolysis of SiOR g... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4714739 | Curable silicone semi-interpenetrating polymer networks and methods of making same Melt processable pseudointerpenetrating polymer networks (pseudo- or semi-IPNs) of silicones in thermoplastic matrices and methods of producing same are provided by vulcanizing the silicones within the matrices. The silicone component of the network is pr... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4696974 | Hydrophilic silicone composite and the method for producing thereof Hydrophilic silicones composite contain 10 to 150 wt. parts of a powdered hydrogel filler with particle size 10-6 to 10-1 mm on 100 parts by weight of crosslinked silicone polymer which forms a continuous matrix of the composite. The... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4616064 | Polymeric compositions suitable for use in the medical field and comprising a thermoplastic olefin, a siloxane polymer, and an elastomer Polymeric compositions comprising 7-28%, preferably 12 to 25%, of a thermoplastic olefin polymer, 1-10%, preferably 2 to 6%, of a siloxane polymer containing 2-70% of siloxane units and at least 20% by weight of carbonate, urethane or amide units, and 69 ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4535106 | Thermoplastic compositions of polyphenylene ether resin and pre-compounded blend of organopolysiloxane and poly(arylolefin-olefin) Thermoplastic compositions of a polyphenylene ether resin and a precompounded blend of a poly(arylolefin-olefin), an organopolysiloxane and a linking agent are described. The precompounding of the organopolysiloxane with a poly(arylolefin-olefin) enables ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4481323 | Hydrocarbon block copolymer with dispersed polysiloxane This invention provides a composition of matter composed of a substantially uniform mixture of a thermoplastic elastomeric hydrocarbon black copolymer and 0.1 to 12 percent by weight of the composition of a polysiloxane. The composition exhibits improved ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4456706 | Molding compounds, sponge articles produced therefrom and process of production A molded object having a sponge-like interior surrounded by a skin, molding composition from which it is produced, and the method for producing the article. Copolymers of vinyl-substituted aromatic compounds containing from 8-18 carbon atoms copolymerized... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4358556 | High impact, high modulus fiber reinforced aromatic carbonate polymers High impact, high modulus thermoplastic molding compositions comprise (a) an aromatic carbonate polymer; (b) a fibrous reinforcing agent essentially free of any sizing agent; and (c) a small amount of a polysiloxane having a substantial content of Si-H bonds.... | 11/09/1982 |
| 3956419 | Organic reinforcing fillers for silicone rubber Organic reinforcing fillers for silicone rubber are prepared by the anionic initiated slurry polymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene in the presence of a block polymer dispersant, using, as the anionic initiator, an alkali metal-bearing compound and ... | 05/11/1976 |
