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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7645854 | Conjugate addition products of primary amines and activated acceptors We report Michael addition products between primary amines and activated α,β-unsaturated compounds exemplified by diethyl methylenemalonate (DEMM). In various embodiments, the reaction proceeds with high yields in the absence of strong base or Lewis acid catalyst ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7619054 | Dendrimer compositions with high branching multiplicity Dendrimeric compounds and polymers are also provided wherein the dendrimer core is derived from the Michael reaction products. The branching pattern of the core and the multiplicity of the Michael addition lead to flexibility in designing and synthesizing dendrimeri... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7387843 | Alkyd-based free radical wood coating compositions Coating compositions comprising a polymer and an initiator are disclosed. The polymer comprises an alkyd portion and a free radical curable portion that is pendant from the alkyd portion; the alkyd portion includes one or more fatty acid moieties that can be derived... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7344657 | Aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester composition and film of the same An aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester composition is provided, which comprises at least one compound selected from an aliphatic carboxylate aryl ester and an aromatic carboxylic anhydride; an aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester; and a solvent containing at leas... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339017 | Acryl-modified polyester resin composition and method of preparing the same A condensation polymerization of apolyhydric alcohol and a polybasic acid in a solvent is performed to give a polyester resin. The polyester resin and an unsaturated polybasic acid are polymerized to give a polyester resin intermediate of following formula (1) havin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7253248 | Functionalized polymers for medical applications The present invention is directed to synthetic, biodegradable, biocompatible polymers that are the reaction product of an α,β-unsaturated polybasic acid or derivative thereof and a monoglyceride, and which further contain pended thereto a functional agent, and to ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7226984 | Binder for electrostatic image developing toner Provided is a binder for an electrostatic image developing toner using a polyester resin in which at least a part of a carboxylic acid component (a) and/or an alcohol component (b) comprises a carboxy-modified polyolefin or a hydroxyl-terminated polyalkadiene that m... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211634 | Process for the preparation of polyesters containing 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol Disclosed is a process for the preparation of high molecular weight polyesters by reacting one or more dicarboxylic acids directly with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and, optionally, one or more diols. The process uses an overall diol to dicarboxylic acid molar ratio of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7169825 | Dual cure reaction products of self-photoinitiating multifunctional acrylates with thiols and synthetic methods Self-photoinitiating liquid oligomeric compositions are disclosed. The oligomeric compositions are formed from multifunctional mercaptans and Michael addition polyacrylate resins, synthesized from multifunctional acrylates and β-dicarbonyl Michael donors, specifica... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169860 | Amorphous-crystalline block copolymers Biodegradable block copolyesters obtained from crystalline blocks and amorphous blocks, wherein the repeating units of both blocks are of the dicarboxylic acid/diol type. Said copolyesters are characterized by a melting temperature equal to or less than 15% lower th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169475 | Coating composition containing polytrimethylene ether diol useful as a clear coat composition and as a primer composition A coating composition comprising a film forming binder of a. an acrylic polymer having pendant groups that are reactive with isocyanate moieties and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 80° C.; b. a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7129301 | Method for preparing a biodegradable copolyester A method for preparing a biodegradable copolyester includes: (a) optionally preparing an aromatic prepolymer by reacting a first aromatic dicarboxylic compound with a first aliphatic glycol; (b) reacting the aromatic prepolymer with a second aromatic dicarboxylic co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115686 | Water-dilutable polyester resins A water-dilutable polyester resin ABCD having a mass fraction of from 1 to 10% of units derived from unsaturated cocondensed building blocks, an olefinic double bond content of from 10 to 2 000 mmol/kg, and a sulfonic acid group content of from 20 to 300 mmol/kg, mo... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105627 | Polyester stilbene composition A copolyester composition comprising units of residues of a) about 1–40 mole % of trans 3,3′, trans 4,4′ stilbene dicarboxylic acid and the combination thereof, b) about 99˜60 mole % of cis,trans, and the combination thereof of 1,4 cyclohexane dicarboxylic ac... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7060741 | Polymer compositions with improved property constancy The present invention provides polymer compositions of special graft rubber polymers, in the production of which are employed rubbers with defined particle diameters obtained by seed polymerization using seed latex particles with defined particle diameters. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052764 | Shaped articles comprising poly[(trimethylene-co-dianhydrosugar ester) dicarboxylate] or poly(trimethylene-co-dianhydro-dicarboxylate with improved stability A shaped article comprising poly[(trimethylene-co-dianhydrosugar ester) dicarboxylate] or poly(trimethylene-co-dianhydro-dicarboxylate having improved stability in the form of less change of Tg and reduced shrinkage upon storage at elevated temperature is disclosed.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7005474 | Epoxy polyester, its emulsion and its preparation as well as water-base coatings containing the emusion The invention discloses an acrylic acid-modified epoxy polyester resin and the preparation process thereof. The resin comprises 100 pbw of a copolymer (A) formed from an unsaturated fatty acid-modified polyester and a bisphenol A type epoxy resin, and 20-40 pbw of p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6977282 | Preparation of dicyclopentadiene-containing unsaturated polyesters A process for making dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)-containing polyesters is disclosed. The process comprises reacting 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol with maleic anhydride to form an acid terminated prepolymer and then reacting the prepolymer with a low grade DCPD to form DCPD-... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967234 | Alkyd-lactone copolymers for medical applications The present invention is directed to biodegradable, biocompatible polymers that are the reaction product of a polybasic acid or derivative thereof, a monoglyceride and a lactone monomer, as well as medical devices and compositions containing such polymers. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6956018 | Polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether, process for producing the same, polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether derivative, polymer of said derivative and dispersant comprising said polymer A polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether derivative prepared by using a polyoxyalklene monoalkyl ether which gives, in gel permeation chromatography, a chromatogram which satisfies a relation expressed by an equation: S1/S0≦0.15, where... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6927252 | Process to produce unsaturated polyester polyols The process consists of making react (i) an alkylene oxide polyether polyol, (ii) an organic compound which has an ethylenic unsaturation and a hydroxyl, carboxyl, anhydride, isocyanate or epoxy group and (iii) an alkylene oxide selected from ethylene oxide, propyle... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919408 | Thermoplastic transparent resin composition and method of manufacturing same Disclosed is a thermoplastic transparent resin composition and a method for manufacturing the same. The resin composition includes 3-15 parts by weight of small aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 5-25 parts by weight of large aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 4... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916547 | Multi-functional unsaturated polyester polyols Novel multifunctional unsaturated polyester polyols, UV-curable top coat formulations including these polyols, and a one-step process for preparing these polyols, are disclosed. Surface coverings and surface covering components including these top coat formulations ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902820 | High solid coating compositions Coating compositions comprising: A) least one hydroxy-functional polyester with at least two hydroxyl groups per molecule, wherein at least one of which hydroxyl groups is a tertiary hydroxyl group, and the polyester has a number a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6884778 | Biocompatible macromers A new oligomer based on alternating fumaric acid and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) units is provided. The oligo(PEG fumarate) (OPF) may be functionalized by modification with a biocompatible organic group. Further, the OPF may be cross-linked using radical polymerizat... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881785 | Dispersions of amorphous unsaturated polyester resins based on particular Dicidol isomers An aqueous dispersion based on an amorphous unsaturated polyester resin obtained by polycondensing a mixture of Dicidol isomers and one or more saturated and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic acids. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875514 | Coating composition containing polytrimethylene ether diol useful as a primer composition A coating composition comprising a film forming binder of a. an acrylic polymer having pendant groups that are reactive with isocyanate moieties and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 80°C.; b. a ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872799 | Functionalized polymers for medical applications The present invention is directed to synthetic, biodegradable, biocompatible polymers that are the reaction product of an α,β-unsaturated polybasic acid or derivative thereof and a monoglyceride, and which further contain pended thereto a functional agent, and to ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866860 | Cationic alkyd polyesters for medical applications The present invention is directed to medical devices or pharmaceutical composition, each containing a synthetic, biodegradable, biocompatible polymer that is the reaction product of a polybasic acid or derivative thereof, a monoglyceride, and a cationic polyol. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858314 | Brominated polyester resins, resin compositions containing brominated polyester resins, and laminate compositions A brominated unsaturated polyester resin containing a hydroxyl value of about 35 or less and a hydroxyl acid molar ratio of about 2:1 to about 1:4. The brominated unsaturated polyester resin is prepared from a polyfunctional carboxylic acid, a monocarboxylic acid, a... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6828411 | Method of producing highly branched polyesters with unsaturated end groups A one-step polymerization process, leading directly to highly branched polyesters with unsaturated, either acrylate or sorbate end groups is described, which is based on the Diels-Alder reaction of polyfunctional sorbic esters with acrylates in defined ratios. A pre... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825289 | Method for producing chemical reactive substance and polycarboxylic acid produced thereby The present invention is to provide a production method of chemical reactive substances with stable quality by which solidification, gel formation, and the resulting blockade within material injection nozzles are prevented, and contamination of a reaction system wit... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818293 | Stabilized polyester fibers and films Disclosed are fibers and films prepared from polyesters of a dicarboxylic acid, preferably terephthalic acid, and a diol selected from 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or 1,3-propanediol. The fibers and films contain a multifunctional epoxide ad... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6808821 | Unsaturated polyester resin composition Disclosed is an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester (A) and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer (B), wherein the “shrinkage stress upon cooling” of a cured article thereof is 17 MPa or less and the ratio of the “shrinkag... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6808788 | Method for strengthening wood products and modified unsaturated polyester resins therefor The strength of wood composites, including hybrid composites comprising wood members bonded to reinforced polyester members, is improved by modifying the polyester components with a polyisocyanate. Wood composites adhesively bonded with polyester resins modified acc... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6794483 | Dicapped unsaturated polyester laminating polyester resins with reduced emission levels of VOC's The present invention provides a process for the preparation of low styrene content resins prepared by first reacting an unsaturated carboxylic acid, its corresponding anhydride or mixtures thereof with a monohydric alcohol, DCPD and water and reacting the product o... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6780928 | Polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether, process for producing the same, polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether derivative, polymer of said derivative and dispersant comprising said polymer A polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether which gives, in gel permeation chromatography, a chromatogram which satisfies a relation expressed by an equation: S1/S0≦0.15, wherein S1 represents the area under a portion of the chromatogram fro... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759104 | Photocurable composition, cured product and process for producing the same A photocurable composition, wherein a small amount of an alicyclic skeleton-containing mono(meth) acrylate is incorporated in a combination of an alicyclic skeleton-containing bis(meth)acrylate and a mercapto compound, a cured product obtained by the copolymerizatio... | 07/06/2004 |
