Cycloaliphatic Group Or Bridged Or Fused Ring System, E.g., Camphoric Acid, Etc. Patents (Class 524/285)
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Patent number: 4758614Abstract: Substituted amino carbamate derivatives corresponding to the formula ##STR1## are effective in stabilizing organic materials against oxidative, thermal and actinic degradation, said derivatives being particularly effective as color improvers and process stabilizers in organic materials containing phenolic antioxidants and/or metal salts of fatty acids and/or hindered amine light stabilizers and/or organic phosphorus compounds; and certain of said derivatives as new compounds.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1986Date of Patent: July 19, 1988Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Stephen D. Pastor, Edward T. Hessell, Ramanathan Ravichandran
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Patent number: 4737535Abstract: A tire tread rubber composition which is improved in grip characteristic, steering stability characteristics and low-temperature characteristics, containing 15 to 50 parts by weight of a particular styrene-butadiene rubber obtained by solution polymerization containing polymer chains modified with trifunctional and/or tetrafunctional coupling agents, 50 to 85 parts by weight of at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of emulsion-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber, natural rubber, synthetic polyisoprene rubber and butadiene rubber, at least one compound as plasticizer selected from the group consisting of a sebacic acid ester, an adipic acid ester and a fatty acid ester, and carbon black having an average particle size of not more than 30 m.mu..Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1985Date of Patent: April 12, 1988Assignees: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroshi Furukawa, Yuichi Saito, Akio Imai, Nobuyuki Yoshida
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Patent number: 4714730Abstract: It has been discovered that by adding one or more strong organic carboxylic acids to conventional acrylate and/or methacrylate based adhesive compositions, the bonding characteristics thereof change dramatically.Thermoplastic materials whose bondability is most dramatically enhanced by the compositions of the present invention are nylon and blends of nylon and nylon-like materials with other polymers.Thermoset materials which exhibit dramatically enhanced bondability comprise homogeneous materials such as epoxies, and composite materials such as polyesters, urethanes, and/or epoxies, containing glass, minerals, and the like, which are polar or have hydrogen bonding capability.The present invention thus utilizes acrylate and/or methacrylate based adhesive compositions as a base material. To this base material is added an effective amount of one or more strong organic carboxylic acids, e.g., acids having a relatively high dissociation constant (K.sub.d or K.sub.1d).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1986Date of Patent: December 22, 1987Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Paul C. Briggs, Donald E. Gosiewski
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Patent number: 4683256Abstract: A dry powder edible film coating composition for use in pharmaceuticals, confectionery and food, comprising a dry mixture including powdered particles of a film forming non-toxic polymer, powdered edible pigment particles, and an edible polymer plasticizer, said dry mixture being solvent free. A method of making a dry powder edible film coating composition of powdered pigment particles for use in pharmaceuticals, confectionery and food, comprising the steps of mixing a powder of a film forming polymer and powdered pigment particles in a blender to form a polymer-pigment mix, and adding the plasticizer to the blender containing the polymer-pigment mix and mixing until the combined mix is blended to form the dry powder edible film coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1985Date of Patent: July 28, 1987Assignee: Colorcon, Inc.Inventors: Stuart C. Porter, Edward J. Woznicki
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Patent number: 4678815Abstract: An aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion containing (1) hydroxyl-containing organopolysiloxanes, (2) organohydrogenpolysiloxanes, (3) a lubricant having a melting range of from 25.degree. to 80.degree. C., (4) a thickening agent, (5) a surfactant, and (6) water and an antifoam and bactericide, if desired, which may be used as a bladder lubricant for molding tires.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1985Date of Patent: July 7, 1987Assignee: Stauffer-Wacker Silicones CorporationInventor: Michael J. Hoffman
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Patent number: 4675435Abstract: A method is disclosed for the production of esters by reaction of an alkyl acyclic allylic ether such as 8-methoxy-1,6-octadiene with carbon monoxide in the presence of a halide of nickel, cobalt or iron as a catalyst and especially nickel iodide for the production of esters. Carbonylation of 8-methoxy-1,6-octadiene results in the production of methyl-3,8-nonadienoate; 2-(carbomethoxymethyl)-vinylcyclopentane; 2-(carbomethoxymethyl)-6-vinylcyclohexanone and 2-carbomethoxymethylbicyclo(3.3.0)-octan-3-one.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1986Date of Patent: June 23, 1987Assignee: National Distillers and Chemical CorporationInventors: Ronnie M. Hanes, William D. Baugh
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Patent number: 4661622Abstract: A novel method for producing a composite ester from dibasic acid, diol and monovalent alcohol through a dehydrating esterification reaction in the first step and then alcohol removing ester interchange reaction in the second step.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1986Date of Patent: April 28, 1987Inventor: Satoshi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 4634729Abstract: Terpene-based esters are found to be advantageous tackifiers in polymeric resin based adhesives.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1985Date of Patent: January 6, 1987Assignee: Union Camp CorporationInventors: Mark S. Pavlin, Richard L. Veazey
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Patent number: 4618630Abstract: An antistatic additive for polymers, particularly polyurethanes is disclosed comprising an ionizable metal salt and an enhancer comprising a non-ionizable salt or ester of an organic acid.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1985Date of Patent: October 21, 1986Assignee: The Dow Chemical Co.Inventors: Thomas M. Knobel, Earl E. Kennedy, Mary A. Walker
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Patent number: 4604413Abstract: According to the invention, a resin composition having an electromagnetic wave shielding effect is provided. The resin composition comprises 35 to 90 wt % of an ABS resin or a mixture of the ABS resin and an AS resin, 1 to 25 wt % of a plasticizer and 5 to 40 wt % of carbon fibers. The carbon fibers are uniformly dispersed in the resin ingredient without being broken or cut at the step of mixing and dispersing the resin components, thus exhibiting improved electromagnetic wave shielding effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1985Date of Patent: August 5, 1986Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Nabeta, Isamu Hanahara
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Patent number: 4602051Abstract: According to the invention, a resin composition having an electromagnetic wave shielding effect is provided. The resin composition comprises 35 to 90 wt % of an ABS resin or a mixture of the ABS resin and an AS resin, 1 to 25 wt % of a plasticizer and 5 to 40 wt % of carbon fibers. The carbon fibers are uniformly dispersed in the resin ingredient without being broken or cut at the step of mixing and dispersing the resin components, thus exhibiting improved electromagnetic wave shielding effect.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1984Date of Patent: July 22, 1986Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Nabeta, Isamu Hanahara
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Patent number: 4575468Abstract: A sealing-curing agent is prepared by diluting with a solvent of 60-70% a solute formed by mixing lanolin and a metal salt such as zinc naphthenate in a ratio of 2:1 and further adding thereto 2-5%, based on the total of all the components used, of a synthetic resin and 10-20%, based again on the total, of xylol or some other similar substance, all by weight proportions, and polymerizing the resultant mixture under application of heat.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1984Date of Patent: March 11, 1986Inventor: Seiji Sakuta
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Patent number: 4559375Abstract: Low styrene emission vinyl ester resin compositions containing an adhesion promoter, such as lanolin. Said VER composition exhibits desirable physical properties such as low styrene emission and excellent adhesive bond strength.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1985Date of Patent: December 17, 1985Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: John A. Schols, Keechung Yu
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Patent number: 4558084Abstract: What are disclosed are plastisols of copolymers of methyl methacrylate with from 0.1 to 10 weight percent of itaconic acid or of itaconic acid anhydride, which copolymers have a glass transition temperature above 50.degree. C., a degree of polymerization higher than 400 and an average particle size ranging from 0.1 to 500 microns and contain, per 100 parts by weight of the copolymer, from 100 to 1000 parts by weight of an organic plasticizer compatible with the copolymer, and optional fillers and further conventional additives.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1982Date of Patent: December 10, 1985Assignee: Rohm GmbHInventors: Peter Quis, Werner Siol, Joachim Buechse, Hubert Rauch
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Patent number: 4554083Abstract: Liquid leather-care compositions in the form of aqueous dispersions having a pH in the range of from about 7 to about 8, and containing the following non-aqueous constituents:(a) from about 15 to about 45% of at least one wax from the group consisting of carnauba wax, candelilla wax, and montanic acid ester wax;(b) from about 10 to about 30% lanolin;(c) from about 20 to about 45% of at least one dispersible, film-forming aliphatic polyurethane resin;(d) from about 1 to about 4% of at least one water-soluble polymeric polycarboxylic acid;(e) from about 6 to about 24% of at least one non-ionic emulsifier;(f) from 0 to about 2% of at least one water-soluble hydroxyalkylamine containing from 2 to 12 carbon atoms;(g) from 0 to about 5% of at least one of perfume oils, preservatives, foam inhibitors, emulsifying aids, and dyes; and(h) from 0 to 25% of at least one liquid flow promoter;where the above percentages are percentages by weight based on the total weight of the nonaqueous constituents and the sum of the noType: GrantFiled: June 26, 1984Date of Patent: November 19, 1985Assignee: Henkel KGaAInventors: Heinz-Dieter Soldanski, Bernd-Dieter Holdt
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Patent number: 4539358Abstract: Ternary compositions are disclosed which comprise a mixture of a high molecular weight thermoplastic, aromatic polycarbonate, an acrylate copolymer, and an organic, ester-type plasticizer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1983Date of Patent: September 3, 1985Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Ping Y. Liu
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Patent number: 4521556Abstract: Colored polyester compositions suitable for formulation into sheets, films, fibers and containers comprising linear thermoplastic polyesters derived from a diol and unpurified terephthalic acid, and containing a color-forming component. The diol can be one or more diols wherein at least a major portion of which is ethylene glycol. The color-forming component can be one or more colorants compatible with the polyester including certain copolymerizable anthraquinone dyes, such as 1,5-bis(2-carboxyphenylthio)anthraquinone and/or 1,5-bis(o-carboxyanilino)anthraquinone.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1984Date of Patent: June 4, 1985Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: L. Jane Adams
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Polyamide acid composition for preparing polyimide and process for preparing polyimide from the same
Patent number: 4454276Abstract: A polyamide acid composition for preparing a polyimide which can extend the pot life of the composition comprising a solution of a polyamide acid in an organic solvent, the polyamide acid being a precursor of the polyimide, a dehydrating agent, a catalyst and a pot life extending agent which can lower a rate of conversion of the polyamide acid to the polyimide, and the process for preparing the polyimide from said polyamide acid composition. According to the present invention the pot life can be extremely extended to give the composition an enough flowability for a long time without reducing the excellent properties such as a heat resistance and an electric insulation of the obtained polyimide.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1982Date of Patent: June 12, 1984Assignee: Kanegafuchi Chkagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junji Uda, Tsuneo Yamamoto, Takumi Kosugi -
Patent number: 4451592Abstract: A method for improving the adhesiveness between a polyolefin resin and a sized glass fiber which comprises forming a mixture of the resin, a fiber and an organic acid and molding the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1983Date of Patent: May 29, 1984Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationInventors: Denny E. Black, David W. Garrett, Thomas A. Coakley
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Patent number: 4450260Abstract: A process for the emulsion polymerization of one or more polymerizable monomers wherein the emulsion polymerization is carried out in the presence of an emulsifier in the form of a diacid of a cyclic alkane or alkene. Emulsifiers of that type have been found to provide improved latex stability, improved bloom and improved processability of the resulting polymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1983Date of Patent: May 22, 1984Assignee: Copolymer Rubber & Chemical Corp.Inventors: George A. Von Bodungen, Rudy F. Karg
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Patent number: 4448917Abstract: A size for glass fibers is disclosed, the size comprising an oxidized polyolefin, a polymeric film former and an organic acid, preferably terephthalic acid or isophthalic acid.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1983Date of Patent: May 15, 1984Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationInventors: Denny E. Black, David W. Garrett
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Patent number: 4423182Abstract: This invention is directed to compositions useful as ionomeric hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive compositions. These compositions comprise a polymer containing carboxylic acid, a miscible metal salt, and an o-methoxy-substituted aryl acid. These compositions display low melt viscosity, simplifying application, as well as improved adhesive properties, especially shear resistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1982Date of Patent: December 27, 1983Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventor: Benjamin Bartman
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Patent number: 4421885Abstract: A plasticizer for halogen-containing resins which is composed of at least one compound expressed by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 or 2 aromatic rings or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 4 to 37 carbon atoms, R.sub.2.sup.1, R.sub.2.sup.2, R.sub.2.sup.3 and R.sub.2.sup.4 are identical or different and each represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 17 carbon atoms, R.sub.3.sup.1, R.sub.3.sup.2, R.sub.3.sup.3 and R.sub.3.sup.4 are identical or different and each represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group, each of n.sub.1, n.sub.2, n.sub.3 and n.sub.4 is 0 or an integer of 1 to 20 and the sum of these is 1 to 20, and each of m.sub.1, m.sub.2, m.sub.3 and m.sub.4 is 0 or 1 and the sum of these is 1 to 4. The plastizer has superior thermal stability, processability and compatibility.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1981Date of Patent: December 20, 1983Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Katsuhiro Tsuda, Hisao Tanaka, Michio Nagae, Yasuhiko Imanaga
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Patent number: 4410648Abstract: An organic high polymer composition having an improved flame retarding property which is obtained by incorporating into a flame resistive composition comprising (a) an organic high polymer substance, (b) an organic flame retarder and (c) incombustible active inorganic powder (d) a polyfunctional compound and (e) an organic compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, A is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 divalent hydrocarbon group having or not substituents and forming a ring together with the adjacent two carbon atoms and B, and B is an oxygen atom or an amino group: --NY-- (Y being a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an organic group having not more than 30 carbon atoms) or its hydrolyzate.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1981Date of Patent: October 18, 1983Assignee: Dainichi-Nippon Cables, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Chiaki Momose
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Patent number: 4399248Abstract: Plasticizers are prepared from a monomer mixture consisting essentially of (A) one or more olefins having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and (B) one or more C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 esters or diesters of monoethylenically unsaturated mono- or di-carboxylic acids. Blends of the plasticizers with different polymers, for example polyvinyl chloride, are also prepared.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1979Date of Patent: August 16, 1983Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Udai P. Singh, John T. Lutz, Jr.
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Patent number: 4381360Abstract: 1,3-Dicarbonyl compounds are provided having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are defined in the description as well as metal and organotin enolate salts thereof.The compounds are effective in enhancing the resistance to deterioration by heat and light of polyvinyl halide resins.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1981Date of Patent: April 26, 1983Assignee: Phoenix Chemical CorporationInventors: William E. Leistner, Motonobu Minagawa, Kouji Tsuruga, Masashi Harada
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Patent number: 4374224Abstract: Propagation of electrical trees and water trees in electrical insulation made of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers with an unsaturated monomer is inhibited by the addition to the insulating composition of an organic carboxylic ester having at least one aromatic ring and at least three carboxylic ester groups, the ester being liquid at the operating temperature of the electrical equipment in which the insulation is used. The main utility of the inhibitors of this invention is in the primary insulation for power transmission cables, especially those used in high voltage applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1981Date of Patent: February 15, 1983Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: John K. Beasley, Edward J. Urban
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Patent number: 4373046Abstract: A flame-retardant and radiation-resistant polymer composition comprising a polymer and a halogenated acenaphthylene condensate having a structural unit of the formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## (wherein X is chlorine or bromine, n and n' are each an integer of 2 to 6, R is a substituent other than halogen, m and m' are each an integer of 0 to 4, n (or N')+m(or m').ltoreq.6, and when m or m' is 2 or more, each R may be the same or different) and a flame-retardant and radiation-resistant resin molded product prepared therefrom are herein disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1981Date of Patent: February 8, 1983Assignee: Japan Atomic Energy Research InstituteInventors: Miyuki Hagiwara, Yousuke Morita
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Patent number: 4370434Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R' and R.sup.2 are alkyl radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, phenyl radicals which may be substituted by 1 or 2 alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aralkyl radicals having 7 to 12 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl radicals having 5 to 12 carbon atoms; and wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. These compounds have utility as synergistic stabilizers with phenolic type antioxidants for the stabilization of organic materials such as natural and synthetic polymers, rubbers, lubricants and oils, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1982Date of Patent: January 25, 1983Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventor: Richard H. Kline
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Patent number: 4357434Abstract: Stabilized halogen-containing resin compositions comprising a halogen-containing resin, at least one organo tetravelent tin stabilizer selected from the group consisting of an alkyl tin laurate and an alkyl tin maleate and as a stabilizer assistant a hydroxymercaptan compound having the following the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and are each hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl, epoxyalkyl or epoxyalkenyl, with the proviso R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 may form a ring together.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1981Date of Patent: November 2, 1982Assignee: Ajinomoto Company IncorporatedInventors: Takeshi Miyoshi, Koji Takeuchi, Tatsuo Nukui, Hidetaka Oshida
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Patent number: 4357435Abstract: Polymers of esters of methacrylic acid having an average chain length of about 6 to about 50 mers are prepared by an anionic polymerization reaction, carried out in the presence of a chain-regulating alcohol and a catalytic amount of an alkoxide anion, in which control of the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of the polymer are achieved by regulating the ratio of the total quantity of alcohol employed to the total monomer charge. These polymers, their hydrolysis products, and their derivatives have a wide variety of applications, including use as components in films, coatings, fibers, impregnants, adhesives, printing inks, and binders, and use as modifiers, plasticizers, melt flow improvers, and leveling agents.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1977Date of Patent: November 2, 1982Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Sheldon N. Lewis, Richard A. Haggard
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Patent number: 4357268Abstract: A polyethylene terephthalate composition comprising the salt of a dimer acid, trimer acid or the salt of a mixture of dimer and trimer acid. The dimer and/or trimer acids are neutralized with a Group IA metal cation, preferably sodium. The composition can contain a filler, plasticizer, impact modifier and/or a polyepoxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1980Date of Patent: November 2, 1982Assignee: Allied CorporationInventors: Nicholas Vanderkooi, Jr., John C. Haylock, Stephen R. Schulze, Harold W. Tuller
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Patent number: 4327000Abstract: Stabilizer mixtures consisting of(a) a thioether of the formula I ##STR1## and (b) a stabilizer containing a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, calcium, cadmium, barium, magnesium, tin or antimony, or also zinc in combination with at least one of the metals just referred to. The definitions of the substituents and symbols in formula I will be found in claim 1.These stabilizer mixtures ensure an excellent heat-stabilizing action in chlorinated thermoplastics.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1980Date of Patent: April 27, 1982Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Horst Muller, Hermann O. Wirth
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Patent number: 4321170Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of polyesters or alkyd resins for coatings are prepared by co-condensation of 10 to 100 mol-%, calculated on the sum of polybasic carboxylic acids, of polybasic acids whose carboxyl groups are attached to secondary and/or tertiary carbon atoms. Said dispersions are excellently stable and yield coatings with outstanding properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1980Date of Patent: March 23, 1982Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Karl Zabrocki, Rolf Dhein, Franz Weider, Klaus Hohne, Kurt Schorn
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Patent number: 4321191Abstract: Stabilizer compositions are provided to increase the resistance of a synthetic resin to deterioration upon heating, comprising in combination (A) a thiodipropionic acid ester of a dihydric alcohol having 2 to 20 carbon atoms and an alcohol or carboxylic acid chain terminator having 1 to 21 carbon atoms, and (B) a 700 to about 10,000 molecular weight ester of a polyhydric phenol with carbonic acid or with carbonic acid and another acid which can be an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, boric acid, or an organophosphonic acid.Synthetic resins that can be stabilized with composition of the invention include polymers of alpha-olefins having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, vinyl chloride polymers, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymers, and terephthalic acid ester polymers.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1979Date of Patent: March 23, 1982Assignee: Argus Chemical Corp.Inventors: Motonobu Minagawa, Yutaka Nakahara, Tohru Haruna
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Patent number: 4317760Abstract: A plasticizer for halogen-containing resins which is composed of at least one compound expressed by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 or 2 aromatic rings or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 4 to 37 carbon atoms, R.sub.2.sup.1, R.sub.2.sup.2, R.sub.2.sup.3 and R.sub.2.sup.4 are identical or different and each represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 17 carbon atoms, R.sub.3.sup.1, R.sub.3.sup.2, R.sub.3.sup.3 and R.sub.3.sup.4 are identical or different and each represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group, each of n.sub.1, n.sub.2, n.sub.3 and n.sub.4 is 0 or an integer of 1 to 20 and the sum of these is 1 to 20, and each of m.sub.1, m.sub.2, m.sub.3 and m.sub.4 is 0 or 1 and the sum of these is 1 to 4. The plasticizer has superior thermal stability, processability and compatibility.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1980Date of Patent: March 2, 1982Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Katsuhiro Tsuda, Hisao Tanaka, Michio Nagae, Yasuhiko Imanaga
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Patent number: RE31874Abstract: Propagation of electrical trees and water trees in electrical insulation made of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers with an unsaturated monomer is inhibited by the addition to the insulating composition of an organic carboxylic ester having at least one aromatic ring and at least three carboxylic ester groups, the ester being liquid at the operating temperature of the electrical equipment in which the insulation is used. The main utility of the inhibitors of this invention is in the primary insulation for power transmission cables, especially those used in high voltage applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1983Date of Patent: April 30, 1985Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: John K. Beasley, Edward J. Urban