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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340834 | Method of lubricating bearings A method of lubricating a wave bearing comprising application of an oil comprising a perfluoropolyether, derivatized perfluoropolyether, fluorosilicone, polychlorotrifluoroether, or polyphenyl ether, wherein the oil is capable of sustaining temperatures greater than... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7247606 | Branched reaction products A compound of formula: wherein each R group independently is C6-C10 arylene group, a straight or branched chain C2-C°alkylene group optionally containing an arylene gr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7199196 | Dispersions containing perfluorovinyl ether homopolymers and use thereof The present invention provides a method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of poly(perfluorovinyl ether) homopolymers. The present invention further relates to a method of making an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising bicomponent particles of poly(perfluorov... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160967 | Fluorovinyl ethers and polymers obtainable therefrom Fluorovinyl ethers having the formula CFX═CXOCF2OR, wherein R is a C2–C6 linear, branched or C5–C6 cyclic (per)fluoroalkyl group, or a C2–C6 linear, branched (per)fluoro oxyalkyl gr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7122693 | Acetaldehyde acetal compounds, their synthesis, and uses thereof The acetaldehyde compounds, 2-thiobenzoylacetaldehyde diethylacetal, 2-benzoyloxyacetaldehyde bis(2-methoxyethyl)acetal, 2-hydroxyacetaldehyde bis( 2-methoxyethyl)acetal, 2-thiobenzoylacetaldehyde bis(2-methoxy-ethyl)acetal, and 2-thioacetaldehyde bis(2-methoxyethyl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098173 | Thermally stable antifoam agent for use in automatic transmission fluids Antifoam compositions for automatic transmission fluids contain antifoam agents comprising perfluoropolyether compounds (PFPE). An automatic transmission fluid is provided containing the antifoam composition in a lubricating base oil, along with conventional additiv... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7019177 | Process for preparing fluorohalogenethers A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers having general formula (II): R′CF2OCFA-CA′F2 (II) wherein:— A and A′, equal to or different from each other, are H, Cl or Br bu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6936722 | Polyhalogenated ethers (Per)haloethers having formula: X—(Rf)L—O—CF2CF2—O—CX1X2—CFX3X4 (I), process for obtaining them and hypofluorites usable in the synthesis of said (per)h... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924036 | PTFE-based aqueous dispersions Compositions based on PTFE, homopolymer or modified, comprising for 100 parts of the component 1) PTFE: 1) an aqueous nanodispersion of said homopolymer or modified PTFE, having a primary particle diameter from 5 to 100 nm; 2) from 3 to 45 ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6753402 | Polyester-polyether block copolymers Polyester-polyether block copolymers can be prepared by catalytic addition of alkylene oxides onto H-functional initiator substances, using polyester alcohols as H-functional initiator substances and multimetal cyanide compounds as catalysts. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6316396 | Amphiphilic compounds with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups based on di-, oligo- or polyolethers The invention relates to amphiphilic compounds of the general formula (I) with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups based on di, oligo or polyolethers. The amphiphilic compounds of this invention are highly surface active and are s... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6099937 | High molecular weight fractioned lubricant for use with thin film magnetic media Disclosed is a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant comprising less than about 10 percent PFPE molecules having a molecular weight lower than about 2000 Daltons, and wherein the average molecular weight of the lubricant is greater than about 5000 Daltons. ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6002049 | Polymeric thickeners for aqueous compositions Latexes are thickened by compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is an aliphatic, substituted aliphatic, aromatic, or substituted aromatic radical having a valence of from 2 to 8; each of B1 -B8 is independently ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5936106 | Process with porous means to control reaction rate and heat An process for forming a product which may be in a liquid phase is disclosed wherein a first reactant, preferably a liquid reactant, is directly fed into a reaction zone containing mixing elements and which comprises a first compartment of a reactor. A se... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5929232 | Stereoselective ring opening reactions The present invention relates to a process for stereoselective or regioselective chemical synthesis which generally comprises reacting a nucleophile and a chiral or prochiral cyclic substrate in the presence of a non-racemic chiral catalyst to produce a s... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5728895 | Polymeric thickeners for aqueous compositions Latexes are thickened by compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is an aliphatic, substituted aliphatic, aromatic, or substituted aromatic radical having a valence of from 2 to 8; each of B1 -B8 is independently ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726276 | Process for preparing polyacetal copolymer The present invention provides a process for preparing a thermally very stable polyacetal copolymer having very small unstable terminals even at a high polymerization yield, by the copolymerization of trioxane as the principal monomer with a comonomer cop... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5719194 | Prevention and treatment of topical viral infections with perfluoropolyethers or compositions thereof Use of perfluoropolyethers with non reactive terminals or compositions thereof for the prevention and/or the treatment of topical vital infections, in particular of Herpes Simplex I and II and of Herpes Zoster.... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5583240 | Exothermic process with porous means to control reaction rate and exothermic heat An exothermic process for forming a product which may be in a liquid phase is disclosed wherein a first reactant, preferably a liquid reactant, is directly fed into a reaction zone containing mixing elements and which comprises a first compartment of a re... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5545712 | Preparation process for polyoxyalkylene polyol An alkali metal compound such as metallic cesium, cesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide monohydrate, metallic rubidium, rubidium hydroxide or rubidium hydroxide monohydrate is used as a catalyst, crude polyoxyalkylene polyol containing the catalyst is neutra... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5468840 | Preparation process of polyoxyalkylene polyols and process of alkylene oxide recovery An alkali metal compound such as metallic cesium, cesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide monohydrate, metallic rubidium, rubidium hydroxide or rubidium hydroxide monohydrate is used as a catalyst, crude polyoxyalkylene polyol containing the catalyst is neutra... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5446206 | Process for preparing controlled molecular weight perfluoropolyethers having perfluoroalkyl or perfluorochloroalkyl end groups This invention relates to perfluoropolyethers having neutral end groups by a process based on the photooxidation of C3 F6 and/or C2 F4, thereby obtaining controlled molecular weight products having perfluoroalky... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5362919 | Direct fluorination process for making perfluorinated organic substances A liquid phase process for making perfluorinated organic substances which comprises directly contacting in a temperature-controlled reactor a diluted solution or dispersion of a perfluorinateable, organic substance in a liquid, inert medium with a stoichi... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5319147 | Process for the neutralization of perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes Perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes containing acid and/or ketonic groups are neutralized by reacting same in the liquid phase with elemental fluorine at temperatures of from -20° to +150° C. in the presence of a supported catalyst consisting of fluorides of Ag, ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5290912 | Process for producing a polyoxyalkylene compound The present invention has an object of producing a polyoxyalkylene compound by ring-opening polymerization of an alkylene oxide to a certain specific highly hydrophobic initiator. The present invention provides a process for producing a polyoxyalkylene co... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5254744 | Preparation and purification of poly(tetramethylene ether) formal glycols and poly(oxybutylene formal) glycols Oligomeric formal diols are prepared by coupling segments of poly(tetramethylene ether) glycols, each having a molecular weight of 650-3000, with formaldehyde in the presence of a granular acidic catalyst, to yield poly(tetramethylene ether) formal glycol... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5225550 | Process for the preparation of substituted acyclic nucleosides, and intermediates occurring therein It is possible, by using symmetrical formaldehyde acetals of the formula ##STR1## in which the substituents R1 -R3 have the specified meanings, advantageously to introduce the substituent ##STR2## into nitrogen-containing h... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5206443 | Alkanediol bisacetals Alkanediol bisacetals useful as surface-active substances for industrial purposes, in particular in washing and cleaning agents, have the formula I ##STR1## where R1 is alkyl or alkenyl of from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, A is 1,2-alkylene of from 2 ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5202501 | Perfluoropolyethers Perfluoropolyethers containing high concentrations of difluoromethylene oxide units in the polymer chain are disclosed.... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5191127 | Glyoxal derivatives and method for making the same This invention provides glyoxal derivatives and a method for making these derivatives. A particularly useful derivative, 1-chloro-1,2,2-trialkoxyethane, and a facile method for making these alpha-halo ethers are provided. The alpha-halo ethers are valuabl... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5162590 | Vinyl polyether alcohols Vinyl polyether alcohols of formula I ##STR1## (R=C1 -C25 -alkyl, C2 -C25 -alkenyl or alkylaryl having a total of not more than 20 carbon atoms, A=1,2-alkylene having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and n=1 to 20). The... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5143589 | Perfluoropolyethers containing a halogen different from fluorine and having an acid end group Perfluoropolyethers having an acid end group of the type of acyl fluoride (or chloride) or a carboxylic group or derivatives thereof, the other end group being a perfluoroalkyl containing one or two halogen atoms different from fluorine, are prepared by p... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5093432 | Liquid phase fluorination This invention pertains to a method for liquid phase fluorination for perfluorination of a wide variety of hydrogen-containing compounds.... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5032305 | Lubricant for refrigerant A lubricant composition for refrigerators using Flon 134a comprises at least 80 percent by weight of a specific type of polyoxethylene glycol dialkyl ether having a kinematic viscosity of 6 to 500 cSt at 40 degree centigrade.... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5025093 | Pyrolysis of perfluoropolyethers A method of breaking down perfluoropolyethers into lower molecular weight fragments by pyrolysis is disclosed. The perfluoropolyethers are pyrolyzed generally at above about 350° C. Volatile lower molecular weight components are condensed and collected. ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5000830 | Process for the production of perfluoropolyethers substantially constituted by perfluorooxyethylene and perfluorooxypropylene units Improved process for producing perfluoropolyethers prevailingly constituted by repeating units --CF2 CF2 O-- and ##STR1## with perfluoroalkyl terminal groups, wiith a mutual ratio of the above C3 /C2 units ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4996368 | Process for the purification and stabilization of perfluoropolyethers The invention relates to a process for the stabilization and purification of perfluoropolyethers of the general formulae (I) or (II) ##STR1## in which R=--F or --Ca F2a+1 R'=--F or --Cb F2b+1 n,m=0,1, . . . or 1... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4992595 | Poly(alkoxy ether) mixed formals Compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R1 denotes a group of the formula ##STR2## R2 denotes C1 -C4 -alkyl, R3 denotes hydrogen or methyl, n denotes a number from 5 to 100, m denotes an int... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4980485 | Method of manufacturing optically-active periplanone-b Optically active periplanone-B is manufactured through oxidizing (1RS, 4S, 5E)-isopropyl-7-methylene-5-cyclodecene-1-ol. The oxidized product is regioselectively enolized and then sulfenylated. The sulfenylated product is oxidized and then subjected to de... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4894484 | Pyrolysis of perfluoropolyethers A method of breaking down perfluoropolyethers into lower molecular weight fragments by pyrolysis is disclosed. The perfluoropolyethers are pyrolyzed generally at above about 350° C. Volatile lower molecular weight components are condensed and collected. ... | 01/16/1990 |
