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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7282526 | Particle having an attached halide group and methods of making the same A modified particle or aggregate is disclosed wherein a particle has an attached group having the formula: wherein the substituents are defined in the disclosure. Modified particles with attached polymers are als... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7208558 | Radical polymerization processes for preparing halogenated polymers, and halogenated polymers Radical polymerization process for the preparation of halogenated polymers employing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which is chosen from halogenated monomers, molecular iodine and one or more radical-generating agents chosen from dia... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7119155 | Polymerized catalyst composition II Copolymerization of Ni(II) phenol imine complexes containing olefinic substituents on aryl groups with styrene in the presence of a radical initiator results in polymerized late transition metal catalysts which can be used for olefin polymerization or oligomerizatio... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094827 | Thixotropic agents comprising ethylene terpolymer waxes The invention relates to a method for producing thixotropic agents containing 0.1–30 wt.-% of at least one ethylene terpolymer wax, 5–7 wt.-% of at least one solvent, which is incompatible with the ethylene terpolymer wax, 5–85 wt.-% of of at least one solvent... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7078473 | Radical polymerization methods and halogenated polymers Radical polymerization process for the preparation of halogenated polymers and block copolymers. Halogenated polymers and block copolymers. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7034079 | Radial polymers prepared by stabilized free radical polymerization A process for preparing a radial polymer comprising at least 3 polymeric arms and a central core comprising a polymerized di- or polyfunctional monomer, said process comprising the steps, (a) polymerizing at an elevated temperature... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7019086 | Process for producing modified polymer A process for producing a modified polymer having, in the molecule thereof, an organic group(s) introduced thereinto and derived from a compound(s) having a free radical comprising reacting a polymer such as an elastomer with a compound having the free radical stabl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6569968 | Polymer of a water-soluble radical-polymerizable monomer, process for producing the polymer and flocculant comprising the polymer A process for producing a polymer of a diallylalkylammonium halide which comprises polymerizing the diallylalkylammonium halide in the presence of a polymerization initiator in an aqueous solution containing a nitroxy radical.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6177379 | Initiators for radical polymerization A method of initiating free-radical addition polymerization, which entails effecting a free-radical addition polymerization in the presence of an initiator, which contains, as a structural feature, a Diels-Alder adduct of an azo group (--N.dbd.N--) with a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6013750 | Aerobic adhesive The invention pertains to an aerobically curing composition comprising free-radical polymerizable compounds, an activator system, and optionally conventional additives, characterized in that said composition contains as said free-radical polymerizable com... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5998555 | Charge transfer polymerization process for obtaining low molecular weight polymers having high yields A process for the preparation of polymers having low molecular weight of the order of 104 and with a low polydispersity index in the range of 1.2-1.7, said process comprising reacting an electron donor and an electron acceptor in a solvent medi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5610249 | Process for production of styrene or styrene derivative polymer of narrow molecular weight distrubition The present invention provides a process for producing a styrene or styrene derivative polymer of narrow molecular weight distribution, which comprises (co)polymerizing a styrene or styrene derivative monomer using, as the catalyst system, a mixture of a ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610250 | Polymerization processes A polymerization process comprising: heating a mixture comprised of a free radical initiator, a stable free radical agent, at least one polymerizable monomer compound, and optionally a solvent, to form a polymer with a high monomer to polymer conversion a... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5599889 | Method of forming polymer microspheres Disclosed herein is a method of forming cross-linked polymer microspheres, comprising the steps of: forming a reaction mixture essentially free of stabilizer and comprising a polymerization medium, a di-vinyl cross-linking agent, a functional co-monomer w... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5530079 | Polymerization processes A polymerization process comprising: heating a mixture comprised of a free radical initiator, a stable free radical agent, at least one polymerizable monomer compound, and optionally a solvent, to form a polymer with a high monomer to polymer conversion a... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5422408 | Polymerization of diallyldialkyl ammonium halide compounds with azo compound and inorganic salt The present invention provides a process for polymerizing diallyldialkyl ammonium compounds to produce polymers with increased molecular weight in which the polymerization is carried out in an aqueous medium containing an inorganic salt and a water solubl... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5248744 | Process of polymerizing diallyldialkyl ammonium compounds with azo catalyst The present invention provides a process for polymerizing diallyldialkyl ammonium compounds to produce polymers with increased molecular weight in which the polymerization is carried out in an aqueous medium containing an inorganic salt and a water solubl... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5241022 | Coating solution for preventing adhesion of polymer scale and method for preventing scale adhesion during preparation of polymers The present invention relates to a coating solution for preventing adhesion of polymer scale and a method for preventing scale adhesion during preparation of polymers which can provide polymers having high quality without coloring thereof while preventing... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5112509 | Non-dispersant, shear-stabilizing, and wear-inhibiting viscosity index improver A method of making a methyl methacrylate-lauryl methacrylate copolymer for use as a non-dispersant, shear stabilizing, wear inhibiting and VI-improving additive in hydraulic fluids and lubricating oils comprises: (a) first reacting a weight ratio of 10-20 part... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4904749 | Preparation of PHEMA by precipitation/suspension polymerization Disclosed is a method for preparing poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) polymers (PHEMA) by a precipitation/suspension polymerization technique wherein a reaction mixture comprising hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomer (HEMA), solvent, and a free-radical initi... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4619990 | Polymeric dyes with pendent chromophore groups capable of undergoing thermoplastic deformation Polymeric dyes having pendent chromophore groups which are selected from azo, tricyanovinyl, anthraquinone, methine, and indoaniline groups fall into two classes, [A] condensation polymers, and [B] polymers derived from copolymerized ethylenically-unsatur... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4540760 | Process for producing polymers of monoallylamine In a process for producing a polymer of monoallylamine comprising polymerizing monoallylamine, the polymerization is carried out using as a monomer inorganic acid salts (e.g., hydrochloride, sulfate, etc.) of monoallylamine in the presence of an azo type ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4528347 | Process for producing polymers of monoallylamine In a process for producing a polymer of monoallylamine comprising polymerizing monoallylamine, the polymerization is carried out using as a monomer inorganic acid salts (e.g., hydrochloride, sulfate, etc.) of monoallylamine in the presence of an azo type ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4504640 | Process for producing monoallylamine polymer By polymerizing an inorganic acid salt of monoallylamine in a polar solvent in the presence of a radical initiator having, in its molecule, an azo group and a group having cationic nitrogen atom, a polymer of monoallylamine having a high degree of polymer... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4351931 | Polyethylene copolymers High molecular weight uniformly random copolymers of ethylene and acrylic or methacrylic acid containing up to 10 weight percent of the acid.... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4268652 | Color styrene-acrylonitrile polymers A process for reducing the color of styrene-acrylonitrile polymers comprising polymerizing a feedstream of styrene and acrylonitrile monomers, optionally admixed with a diluent, in the presence of an unsymmetrical tertiary-aliphatic-alpha-cyano-azoalkane ... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4237253 | Copolymers, their process of preparation, and cosmetic compounds containing them Copolymers having the formula ##STR1## where B represents Na, K, NH4, ##STR2## or 2-amino-2-methylpropanol-1, R1 and R2 represent hydrogen or -(X) OH; X represents an alkylene having 1-3 carbon atoms or alkylene ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4212782 | Polymers of acid addition salts of methacrylic acid and a 2-mono(lower)alkylaminoethyl methacrylate Disclosed are solid, readily water-soluble addition polymers of acid addition salts of methacrylic acid and a 2-mono(lower)alkylaminoethyl methacrylate, whose lower alkyl group has up to 6 carbons and is straight or branched chain or cyclic. These polymer... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4173697 | Continuous high pressure mass processes for the polymerization of ethylene A process is provided for the continuous high-pressure mass polymerization of ethylene in which novel means are employed to continuously introduce the free radical generating polymerization initiator into the polymerization zone. The process is carried ou... | 11/06/1979 |
| 3948867 | Process for polymerizing acrylic acid with inhibitor and retarder present and the use of resultant polyacrylic acids Process of manufacturing bead-shaped polymers from acrylic acid by the polymerization of monomeric acrylic acid under slow addition of the monomer to a powerfully stirred, boiling hydrophobic reaction medium and in the presence of a free radical catalyst ... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3931128 | Process for preparing copolymer of acrylonitrile and aromatic vinyl compound A process for preparing a copolymer of acrylonitrile and an aromatic vinyl compound such as styrene having a well-balanced combination of color, transparency and softening point by suspension polymerization in the presence of about 0.01 to 0.5% of an azo-... | 01/06/1976 |
