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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183322 | Composition containing a lactic acid homopolymer and a block copolymer The present invention relates to a composition containing at least one lactic acid homopolymer and at least one block copolymer with a polydispersity index ranging from 1.5 to 5 and comprising: at least one block A that is miscible... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7351774 | Silicon-modified crumb rubber composition The present invention relates to a modified crumb rubber particle having carbon to silicon bonds created by the reaction of the unsaturation in the crumb rubber particle and silicon hydride, with or without the use of a catalyst. Bound silicon content ranges from ab... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7265160 | Crosslinked biodegradable resin continuous foamed sheet and method for production thereof The foam sheet of the present invention is biodegradable, can be recycled, has good processability, is lightweight, exhibits excellent appearance, has practically satisfactory heat resistance and is more acceptable to the environment. There is provided a cros... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7195818 | Sealable multi-layer opaque film A sealable multi-layer opaque film. In particular, a sealable multi-layer opaque film that is moisture permeable and water resistant. The sealable multi-layer opaque film is an oriented multilayer film with a core layer comprising an orientation-enhancing polymer, a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7173090 | Polyphenylene sulfide resin composition A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition including a polyphenylene sulfide resin having a specific amount of oligomers and a specific amount of a functional group, an amorphous thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 120° C. or higher, an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160948 | Polymer alloy including polylactic acid The object of the present invention is to provide a polymer alloy including polylactic acid which can be used in the same manner as conventional commodity plastics even in an environment of high temperature and high humidity. According to the present invention, ther... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7084184 | Actinic ray curable composition, actinic ray curable ink, image forming method, and ink jet recording apparatus Disclosed are an actinic ray curable composition, an actinic ray curable ink, an image recording method, and an ink jet recording apparatus, the actinic ray curable composition containing a photo acid generator, and an oxetane compound I represented by the following... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081496 | Vibration dampening compositions and methods thereof The present invention relates to methods to improve the dampening characteristics of compositions and the improved compositions. The compositions made by the method comprises a polymer system selected from the group consisting of immiscible polymer blends, miscible ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7015284 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition The present invention relates to a soft thermoplastic elastomer composition that is free of thermoplastic resin that can be utilized in manufacturing shoe sole inserts, seals, gaskets, wheels, and that can be overmolded on a hard substrate, such as a metal or a ther... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6916880 | Monofilament dental tapes with substantive coatings Various monofilament dental tapes with substantive coatings including: solutions of block copolymers and non-ionic surfactants, melt emulsions of waxes emulsified in surfactants and inverse melt emulsions of surfactants emulsified in a continuous wax phase, and thei... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6897258 | Compatibilizing agent, radical polymerizable resin composition, molding material, and molded article An object of the present invention is to provide a practical compatibilizing agent which makes it possible to convert the resin mixture into a homogeneous resin mixture free from separation and to eliminate defects caused by separation on molding by prevention of th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6858673 | Composition for hydrogel, hydrogel and use thereof A composition for hydrogels which comprises (A1) a copolymer which comprises 25 to 97 mol % of unit (a) derived from a compound represented by formula (1) and 3 to 75 mol % of unit (b) derived from a monomer represented by formula (2) and is soluble in aqueous media... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6815080 | Thermoplastic resin composition and multi-layer laminate The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a modified polyester type thermoplastic elastomer produced by modifying a polyester type thermoplastic elastomer with an unsaturated carboxylic acid... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6794451 | Cationically polymerizable liquid composition and tacky polymer A cationically polymerizable liquid composition is formed from a cationically polymerizable mixture (A) and a solid resin (B) that is compatible with the mixture (A) at room temperature and has a softening point of at least 40° C., so that the composition has a vis... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6777082 | Hydrogenated block copolymers having elasticity and articles made therefrom The present invention relates to a fiber produced form a composition comprising at least one hydrogenated block copolymer and, optionally, at least one other polymer selected from the group consisting of a reactive tailored liquid polyurethane, an elastomeric or sul... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6750287 | Polyoxymethylene resin composition Provided is a polyoxymethylene resin composition which comprises (I) 100 parts by weight of a polyoxymethylene polymer and (II) 1-200 parts by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer having a main dispersion peak temperature of −30° C. to +50° C. in a tan δ curve o... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6747094 | High impact thermoplastic resin composition A high-impact thermoplastic resin composition comprising: (A) 5 to 95 parts by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer comprising a partially or completely crosslinked saturated rubber-like polymer and a polyolefinic resin and/or a polystyrene-based resin, or a m... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6627300 | Optical device containing polymeric material domains having different degrees of randomness An improved optical film having a continuous/disperse phase morphology and a method for making the same is provided. At least one of the continuous and disperse phases comprises a blend of homopolymers which are inter-reacted, as by transesterification. T... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6610774 | Aqueous dispersion The invention provides an aqueous dispersion which includes i) an aqueous dispersion (I) resulting from dispersion of a block copolymer (I) composed of at least one polymer block (A) containing olefin monomer units and at least one polymer block (B) conta... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6583223 | Coating compositions which contain a low surface tension (meth) acrylate containing block copolymer flow control agent A thermosetting composition that includes a first reactant having functional groups; a second reactant having functional groups coreactive with the functional groups of the first reactant; and a block copolymer flow control agent. The block copolymer incl... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576692 | Epoxidized block copolymer, its production, and its composition The present invention is directed to an epoxidized block copolymer composition comprising an epoxidized block copolymer (E) obtained by epoxidizing a block copolymer (C) comprising a polymer block (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon compou... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6573331 | Grafted block polymers containing at least a polyolefin or polydiene sequence comprising a succinimide cycle substituted on nitrogen Graft stereoblock polymers are described which contain at least one polyolefin or polydiene type sequence comprising at least one succinimide ring substituted on the nitrogen atom by a reactive group with formula --R(--X)n, where --X represents... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6555618 | Compatibilizing agent, radical polymerizable resin composition, molding material, and molded article An object of the present invention is to provide a practical compatibilizing agent which makes it possible to convert the resin mixture into a homogeneous resin mixture free from separation and to eliminate defects caused by separation on molding by preve... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6548598 | Thermoplastic resin composition The invention provides a resin composition comprising a polyphenylene ether-based resin and a polyolefin resin, having no interlayer peeling and exhibiting excellent heat resistance and dynamic properties such as impact resistance, rigidity and tensile br... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6492462 | Side chain crystalline polymer as rheology modifier for crosslinked polymer The rheological properties of a crosslinkable resin system are modified by the presence of a side chain crystalline (SCC) polymer (or a similar crystalline polymer which melts over a narrow temperature range). The polymer dissolves in the curable system a... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6482281 | Hot-melt adhesives for vehicles lights or vehicle headlamps The present invention is drawn to hot-melt adhesives for bonding vitreous plastic materials to thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic materials, and to the use of these adhesives for making vehicle lamps or headlamps comprising lenses, especially bearing ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476131 | Self-reinforced rubber matrix having high glass transition temperature thermoset domains A self-reinforced polymeric composition of matter comprising a plurality of hard domains dispersed throughout an elastomeric matrix, wherein the plurality of hard domains are formed by thermodynamic phase separation and crosslinking of at least one thermo... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6461696 | Multi-layered polymer based moisture barrier structure for medical grade products The present invention provides a multiple layer thermoplastic structure of a (1) skin layer selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, ethylene homopolymers having a density of from about 0.930 g/cc to about 0.960 g/cc, and ethylene homopolymers... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6333094 | Multilayer thermoformable composite synthetic veneer film for furniture and process for producing same The present invention relates to a multilayer thermoformable composite synthetic veneer film, furniture parts produced therefrom, and a process for producing the same. The base layer comprising polyolefin has a thickness of 100 to 500 μm and a particular... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6331589 | Organic polymers containing polyethylene or polystyrene polysiloxane diblock copolymers as melt processing aids The present invention provides organic polymers and compounds containing such polymers which have enhanced melt processing characteristics. A composition of the present invention includes at least one organic polymer and from 0.1 percent by weight to 5 pe... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6306953 | Poly(arylene ether)-polystyrene composition Reduced emissions of styrene and butanal are exhibited by thermoplastic compositions comprising poly(arylene ether), a polystyrene resin, optionally rubber, and an activated carbon derived from vegetable matter. The thermoplastic compositions are particul... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6261655 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a skin layer composed of a polypropylene copolymer with styrene ethylene-butene styrene block copolymer within a range of 0-20% by weight skin layer, and, a radio frequency ("RF") susceptible layer adhered to the skin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6207762 | Thermally reversible crosslinked matter and its use The invention provides a thermally reversible crosslinked matter, which displays a sufficiently low melt viscosity during heating and is also excellent in the stability of the melt viscosity, and further provides a hot melt resin comprising this crosslink... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6184292 | Soft gel polymers for high temperature use The instant invention provides a soft gel composition comprising a hydrogenated block copolymer, a polyphenylene ether and a substantially amorphous polyolefin or hydrogenated polydiene blended in respective proportions sufficient to provide the compositi... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6168862 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a skin layer composed of a polypropylene copolymer with styrene ethylene-butene styrene block copolymer within a range of 0-20% by weight skin layer, and, a radio frequency ("RF") susceptible layer adhered to the skin... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6153307 | Compatibilizer and laminates containing said compatibilizer The present invention relates to compatibilizers useful to laminate a layer of a vinyl aromatic polymer such as polystyrene and a polyester such as PET. The compatibilizer comprises a mixture comprising 5-95 weight % of a polyester, 95-5 weight % of an im... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6147152 | Polypropylene resin compositions and interior automotive trim parts A polypropylene resin composition is diclosed which comprises (a) 50-80% by weight of a specific polypropylene/ethylene-propylene copolymer composition, (b) 5-40% by weight of a specific ethylene/-olefin copolymer rubber, (c) 1-10% by weight of a s... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6133363 | Process for producing dispersions of water-soluble vinyl polymers and stabilizer for implementing the process The invention relates to a method of manufacturing dispersions of water-sble cationic vinyl polymers which can be used as process aids for separation processes, e.g. as flocculation aids, coagulation agents, retention agents or dehydration accelerators. ... | 10/17/2000 |
