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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7884256 | Polymerizable higher diamondoid derivatives Higher diamondoid derivatives capable of taking part in polymerization reactions are disclosed as well as intermediates to these derivatives, polymers formed from these derivatives and methods for preparing the polymers. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7741526 | Feedstock preparation of olefins for oligomerization to produce fuels A feedstock containing at least 1 wt % butenes, at least 1 wt % pentenes, at least 1 wt % hexenes, at least 10 wppm C4 dienes, at least 10 wppm C5 dienes, and optionally at least 10 wppm C6 dienes can be selectively hydrogenated over... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7335807 | Solventless liquid isoprene compounds In one embodiment, this invention relates to a solventless liquid isoprene compound. The compound includes a liquid isoprene rubber. The compound also includes a curing agent selected from sulfur and/or sulfur donors. The curing agent is present in an amount of at l... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7223893 | Linear alpha-olefin dimers possessing substantial linearity Linear 1-butene dimers and other linear alpha-olefin dimers are manufactured in high yield and with high selectivity by coupling of alpha-olefins. The coupling is accomplished by contacting alpha olefins with an iron-based catalyst activated with an aluminum-based c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7015255 | Medium oil for slurry-bed reaction process and process of producing dimethyl ether (a) A medium oil wherein a main component is a hydrocarbon, and the number of paraffinic carbon atoms is 70% or more with respect to a total number of carbon atoms, (b) a medium oil wherein a main component is a polybutene, (c) a medium oil wherein a main component ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974851 | Halogen- and sulfur-free shaped articles containing peroxide curable compounds of butyl rubber The present invention relates to a shaped article for high purity applications containing at least one peroxide curable compound containing a substantially gel-free butyl polymer. In another of its aspects, the present invention relates to a sealing material and a m... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6545156 | Oligomeric hindered amine light stabilizers based on multi-functional carbonyl compounds and methods of making same Oligomeric compounds and methods of making the compounds having the formula: T.paren open-st.M--F.paren close-st.i.paren open-st.M--F'.paren close-st.j M (III) wherein i and j are integers from about 0 to 300 and the sum of i and j is ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6103676 | Dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers from selectively hydrogenated polymers: hydroformylation/reductive amination reaction products The invention provides dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers which include polymers of conjugated dienes which have been hydrogenated, functionalized, optionally modified and post treated. The dispersant substances include a copolymer of tw... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5880241 | Olefin polymers Disclosed herein are processes for polymerizing ethylene, acyclic olefins, and/or selected cyclic olefins, and optionally selected olefinic esters or carboxylic acids, and other monomers. The polymerizations are catalyzed by selected transition metal comp... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5856600 | Production process of depolymerized natural rubber Described is a process for the production of depolymerized natural rubber, which makes it possible to obtain, at high reaction efficiency, of depolymerized natural rubber in the liquid form and having a narrow molecular weight distribution; and also a pro... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5847247 | Terpene-based solvents The specification discloses terpene-based solvent compositions which comprise diterpenes as a major component and a minor amount of monoterpenes. The mixtures exhibit solvent properties similar to monoterpenes but have flash points high enough to be class... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5723709 | Terpene dimer compositions and related methods of manufacture Terpene dimer compositions are provided which dry into a hard, tack free film upon exposure to air. The compositions include a terpene dimer having the molecular formula C20 H32 and contain at least one double bond. The terpene dimer... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5698751 | Branched polyene compounds and production thereof A branched polyene compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein f is an integer of 1-5; R1 and R2 represent hydrogen atoms or alkyl groups of 1-5 carbons; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-5... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5637783 | Dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers from selectively hydrogenated polymers The invention provides dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers which include polymers of conjugated dienes which have been hydrogenated and functionalized. The dispersant substances include compositions including a copolymer of a ring substit... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5633414 | Preparation of tetrafluoroethylene Metal fluoride and carbon are fed to a plasma flame to form a gaseous reaction mixture which is quenched to form tetrafluoroethylene. The plasma flame can be formed from a non-reactive gas and the metal fluoride and carbon then become part of the plasma f... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633415 | Dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers from selectively hydrogenated polymers The invention provides dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers which include polymers of conjugated dienes which have been hydrogenated and functionalized. The dispersant substances include compositions including a copolymer of two different ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5578743 | Cyclopymerization polymers from non-conjugated dienes Novel homopolymer and copolymer compositions produced from the polymerization of non-conjugated dienes have been discovered. The novel compositions are produced by an equally novel process comprising cyclopolymerization of non-conjugated dienes employing ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5545783 | Vulcanizable liquid compositions There is disclosed a linear block copolymer comprising at least one triblock I-B-I, wherein I is a block of at least one polymerized conjugated diene of at least five (5) carbon atoms, such as isoprene, and B is a block of a polymer of at least one conjug... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5516884 | Preparation of polycarbynes and diamond-like carbon materials made therefrom Synthesis and characterization of polycarbynes, a new class of carbon-based random network polymers. The network backbones of the polymers are composed of tetrahedrally hybridized carbon atoms, each bearing one substituent and linked via three carbon-carb... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5510548 | Vulcanizable liquid compositions There is disclosed a linear block copolymer comprising at least one triblock I-B-I, wherein I is a block of at least one polymerized conjugated diene of at least five (5) carbon atoms, such as isoprene, and B is a block of a polymer of at least one conjug... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5446222 | Oligomers of cyclopentadiene and process for making them The invention provides a two-step process for converting cyclopentadiene dimer to a high density fuel mixture comprising the steps of: (a) reacting said cyclopentadiene dimer in the presence of a solid catalyst comprising a porous crystalline material having a... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5276227 | C2 -C5 olefin oligomer compositions as shear stable viscosity index improvers Liquid hydrocarbon lubricant viscosity index improver compositions are disclosed having high shear stability. The compositions comprise the homopolymer or copolymer product of the oligomerization of C3 to C5 alpha-olefin or mixtures ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5268520 | Lower alkene polymers This invention describes highly reactive polymers obtained from lower monomers. The polymers are particularly useful in alkylation reactions.... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5264642 | Molecular weight control of olefin oligomers A process is disclosed to produce liquid oligomers of olefins, such as l-decene, with controlled molecular weight and with branch ratios below 0.19 and having higher viscosity indices than oligomers with higher branch ratios. These oligomers with low bran... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5171903 | Lubricating oil composition A lubricating oil composition for plastic working and a lubricating oil composition for cutting and grinding which contains a straight chain olefin having 6 to 40 carbon atoms. The lubricating oil composition for plastic working or the lubricating oil com... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5139760 | Amorphous silica-alumina spherical particles and process for preparation thereof Disclosed are amorphous silica-alumina spherical particles having a notched surface. The particles have a small specific surface area and a highly controlled hygroscopic property. The spherical particles are obtained by exchanging at least a part of an al... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5113030 | High viscosity index lubricant compositions Novel synthetic lubricants having high viscosity index are made from lower olefins. These materials have a viscosity above about 2 cS at 100° C. and viscosity index above about 130 and are characterized by internal methyl groups attached to side chain te... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5072067 | Lubricating oil composition Disclosed are a lubricating oil composition for plastic working and a lubricating oil composition for cutting and grinding which comprises a straight chain olefin having 6 to 40 carbon atoms. This lubricating oil composition for plastic working or a lubri... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5068476 | Lubricant oligomers of C2 -C5 olefins Liquid olefin oligomers are produced by the oligomerization of C2 -C5 alpha olefin alone or with ethylene as a co-monomer. The oligomers having high viscosity index and a structure which is characterized by a regio-irregularity of at... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5061363 | Method for co-processing waste rubber and carbonaceous material In a process for the co-processing of waste rubber and carbonaceous material to form a useful liquid product, the rubber and the carbonaceous material are combined and heated to the depolymerization temperature of the rubber in the presence of a source of... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4997898 | Vinylcyclohexane-based polymers and process for production thereof A novel crystalline vinylcyclohexane-based polymer having a repeating unit represented by the general formula: ##STR1## (wherein all the symbols are as defined in the appended claims), a degree of polymerization of at least 5 and mainly syndiotactic ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4990709 | C2-C5 olefin oligomerization by reduced chromium catalysis A process is disclosed for the oligomerization of C2 -C5 alpha olefin mixtures or C3 -C5 alpha-olefins alone to produce novel lubricant range products having high viscosity index and regio-regularity not greater... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4982026 | Lower alkene polymers This invention describes highly reactive polymers obtained from lower monomers. The polymers are particularly useful in alkylation reactions.... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4968853 | Alpha-olefin polymers This invention deals with viscosity improvers which are obtained through the use of a mixed catalyst system comprising a tertiary organo halide and a Lewis acid catalyst. A liquid alpha-olefin polymer composition having a polymodal distribution with peak ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4962249 | High VI lubricants from lower alkene oligomers Near linear higher olefinic hydrocarbons produced by the oligomerization of lower olefins using surface deactivated zeolite catalyst can be converted to a mixture comprising slightly branched and linear higher alpha olefins. These alpha olefins are oligom... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4827073 | Process for manufacturing olefinic oligomers having lubricating properties A process for oligomerizing alpha olefin to produce lubricant range hydrocarbon stock including the step of contacting said alpha olefin with a supported solid reduced Group VIB (e.g., chromium) catalyst under oligomerization conditions at a temperature o... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4788361 | Polymeric viscosity index improver and oil composition comprising the same A triblock copolymer VI improver comprising terminal hydrogenated polyisoprene blocks and a central polymeric block containing predominantly monoalkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer units. Oil compositions comprising such triblock copolymer VI improvers e... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4239638 | Use of synthetic hydrocarbon oils as heat transfer fluids Poly-alpha-olefin oils having high flash points useful as heat transfer fluids in solar and industrial applications.... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4191799 | Bonding carpet backing using a latex extended with grafted mineral oil Free-radical graft polymerization of an unsaturated monomer like acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and so forth on mineral oils such as rubber processing and/or extending oils provides a "grafted oil" which can be used to extend polymers such as carboxylated... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4179550 | Method for preparing a novel polymer A method for preparing a novel polymer which comprises polymerizing a polymerizable material selected from the group consisting of (a) substituted or unsubstituted dicyclopentadiene; (b) a cationically polymerizable unsaturated hydrocarbon-containing fraction ... | 12/18/1979 |
