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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932337 | Inverse emulsions as thickeners for cosmetics Inverse emulsions useful for the preparation of cosmetic formulations can be prepared wherein the weight ratio between the aqueous phase and the organic phase is from 4:1 and 2:1 and containing from 20 to 70% by weight of an acrylic polymer obtained by inverse emuls... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7807766 | Polymers for use in cleaning compositions Polymers which are suitable for use in cleaning compositions are described. The polymers are comprised of at least three different monomers. The types of monomers and ratios of the monomers in the polymers are further disclosed. Cleaning compositions containing the ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7795363 | Polymer having a sulfonic group or a sulfonate group and an amide group and method of producing same A polymer is provided in which a sulfonic group or a derivative thereof is introduced. The polymer includes a unit represented by the following chemical formula (1): wherein R represents -A1-SO2R1; A1 is selected from an a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7781551 | Zwitterionic copolymers, method of making and use on medical devices Biocompatible copolymers are manufactured to include a zwitterionic monomer and an alkoxy acrylate monomer. The alkoxy acrylate monomer can be a 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate (MOEMA) or 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate (EOEMA). Alternatively, the alkoxy acrylate can be 2-me... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776983 | Fluorochemical polymeric surfactants Described are polymeric surfactants which include a fluorinated moiety and a non-fluorinated moiety where the fluorinated moiety contains two perfluoro-lower-alkyl sulfonamido segments in proximity to each other ; the surfactants provide more efficient and effective... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7750103 | Cyclooctene monomers and polymers, and water purification articles and methods utilizing them Azidoaryl-substituted cyclooctene monomers and synthesized and used in the preparation of various copolymers. Among these copolymers are those prepared from ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclooctene, polyethylene glycol-substituted cyclooctene, and azido... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732548 | Water-soluble sulfonic group-containing copolymers and terpolymers the production thereof and water-based painting and coating systems Water-soluble copolymers and terpolymers as stabilizers for aqueous building material systems and water-based paint and coating systems are described. Advantages of the copolymers and terpolymers used according to the invention compared to conventional products are ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7714089 | Functionalized monomers and functionalized rubbery polymers made therewith Rubbery polymers can be formed having the general formula: R1R2N—(CH2)n—X—CH2—CHR3R4 wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from a g... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7413843 | Sulfonamide compound, polymer compound, resist material and pattern formation method A base polymer of a resist material includes a unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 3: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are the same or diffe... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7378216 | Resist material and pattern formation method A resist material has a base polymer containing a compound including a copolymer of a first unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 1 and a second unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 2: | 05/27/2008 |
| 7332155 | Surfactant-containing cosmetic, dermatological and pharmaceutical agents The invention provides surfactant-containing cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical agents comprising at least one water-soluble or water-swellable copolymer obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7304116 | Braided comb-shaped salt-resistant polymer thickening agent A braided comb-shaped salt-resistant thickening agent for tertiary oil extraction from class I oil reservoir is disclosed. The agent is polymerized with monomer (A) and monomer (B), and monomer (A) is one or multiple water soluble non-saturated compound(s) wi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300914 | Process for the preparation of stable polymer concentrates Process for preparing stable polymer concentrates, wherein acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurate are free-radically polymerized with at least one further component in the presence of a polymerization medium, a higher-boiling solvent or solvent mixtu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297328 | Surfactant-free cosmetic, dermatological and pharmaceutical agents The invention provides a surfactant-free cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical agents comprising at least one copolymer obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) opt... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288616 | Multi-purpose polymers, methods and compositions Disclosed are multi-purpose alkali-swellable and alkali soluble associative polymers, which are the polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising: (a) at least one acidic vinyl monomer; (b) at least one nonionic vinyl monomer; (c) a first associative monome... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279539 | Alkali-soluble polymer and polymerizable composition thereof A polymer, which contains a structural unit having a carboxyl group represented by the following formula (1) at a side chain of the structural unit, wherein node position is formed, when the polymer is dissolved in an alkali aqueous solution having a pH of 10 or mor... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279154 | Use of comb copolymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine acid in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological products The invention relates to uses of comb polymers of acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological applications as thickeners, dispersing agents, suspending agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers, solubilizers, conditi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7253241 | Fluorochemical containing low adhesion backsize In one aspect, the invention provides a water-based release coating composition comprising a mixture of (A.) from about 5 to about 100 wt % of a polymer comprising the reaction product of (a.) from 1 to about 15 wt % of a fluorinated monomer selected from the group ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250462 | Amphoteric water-soluble polymer dispersion and use thereof The invention relates to an amphoteric water-soluble polymer dispersion containing polymer particles with particle diameters of 100 μm or smaller and produced by dispersion-copolymerization of a monomer mixture comprising a methacrylate monomer containing a quatern... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247693 | Monomer compound comprising several cationic groups, process for making the same, and polymers comprising units deriving therefrom A polymer includes repetitive units derived from a monomer compound according to formula (I): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, A, which is identical or different, is a g... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244421 | Cosmetic and dermatological hair-treatment agents The invention relates to cosmetic and dermatological hair treatment compositions comprising at least one copolymer. The copolymer is obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltau... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238760 | Water-soluble or water-swellable, associatively thickening copolymers containing sulfo groups, method for producing the same and use thereof The invention relates to water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers which contain sulfo groups and which are based on (meth)acrylamide-alkylsulfonic acids and (meth)acrylamide or N-vinyl compounds, and to their use as additives for aqueous construction materials sy... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214752 | Homopolymers which exhibit a high level of photo-inducable birefringence Homopolymers suitable for storage of information provided optically are disclosed. The are formed from monomers which contain groupings which are at least trinuclear, which are capable of absorbing the electromagnetic radiation of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211668 | PNA monomer and precursor This application relates to monomers of the general formula (I) for the preparation of PNA (peptide nucleic acid) oligomers and provides method for the synthesis of both predefined sequence PNA oligomers and random sequence PNA oligomers: | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202319 | Water-soluble copolymers based on olefinic sulfonic acids, method for the production thereof and use of the same Water-soluble copolymers based on olefinic sulfonic acids, olefinic dicarboxylic acids, vinyl amides and vinyl ethers and/or allyl ethers and/or bisacryl derivatives are described as well as processes for their production and the use of these copolymers as water ret... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7186405 | Deodorants and anti-perspirants The invention relates to deodorants and antiperspirants comprising at least one copolymer. The copolymer is obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, and B) optionally, one or m... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186774 | Silicone-modified comb polymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine acid (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, optionally cros... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169530 | Polymer compound, resist material and pattern formation method The base polymer of a resist material contains a polymer compound including a first unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 4 and a second unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 5: | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163634 | Compositions for removing metal ions from aqueous process solutions and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a composition and process using the composition for removing metal ions from aqueous process solutions. These compositions include a non-metallic compound entrapped within or supported onto a substrate. In one embodiment, the non-metal... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160971 | pH-sensitive methacrylic copolymers and the production thereof The present invention provides novel multi-functional methacrylic copolymers that exhibit cationic pH-sensitive behavior as well as good water solubility under acidic conditions. The copolymers are constructed from tertiary amine methacrylates and poly(ethylene glyc... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160970 | Process for manufacturing polymers The present invention is directed to methods for preparing multi-functional emulsion polymers. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151137 | Acryloyldimethyltaurine acid-based grafted copolymers The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) if desired, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, optionall... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138472 | High molecular weight polymers containing pendant salicylic acid groups for clarifying bayer process liquors A high molecular weight, water-soluble polymer comprising pendant salicylic acid groups and having a weight average molecular weight of at least about 2,000,000 daltons and use of the polymer for clarifying red mud-containing liquors generated in the Bayer process f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108033 | Synthetic rubber that exhibits low hysteresis This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from (1) at least one conjugated diolefin monomer, and (2) 0.1 weight percent to 2 weight percent of at least one monomer having the structural formula: ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105266 | Polymers containing oxygen and sulfur alicyclic units and photoresist compositions comprising same The invention includes polymers that contain a heterocyclic ring, preferably an oxygen- or sulfur-containing ring. The heterocyclic ring is preferably fused to the polymer backbone. The invention also provides photoresists that contain such polymers, particularly fo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087556 | Compositions for treating subterranean zones penetrated by well bores The present invention provides compositions of treating subterranean zones penetrated by well bores in primary well cementing operations, well completion operations, production stimulation treatments and the like. The invention includes aqueous well treating fluids ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087675 | Monomer and polymerization process The β-hydroxy carbamate, ethylenically unsaturated monomer of the invention can be polymerized as a homopolymer or copolymerized with other monomers. The polymerization can be carried out in an aqueous medium. The β-hydroxy carbamate monomer is polymerized to form... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081507 | Cationically modified comb polymers based on acryloyldimethyl taurine acid The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, noncation... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063153 | Methods and compositions for cementing wells Methods of cementing subterranean zones penetrated by well bores and well cement compositions. A well cement composition of the invention basically comprises a hydraulic cement, water in an amount sufficient to form a pumpable slurry and a fluid loss control polymer... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060775 | Polymer compound, resist material and pattern formation method The base polymer of a resist material contains a polymer compound including a first unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 5 and a second unit represented by a general formula of the following Chemical Formula 6: | 06/13/2006 |
