Only Two Carboxylic Acid Or Ester Groups Directly Attached To An Aryl Group, E.g., Phthalic Acid, Etc. Patents (Class 524/296)
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Publication number: 20100000653Abstract: Heat-activable adhesive tape particularly for producing and further processing electronic components and conductor tracks, with an adhesive composed at least of a) a polyamide having terminal amino and/or acid groups, b) an epoxy resin, c) if desired, a plasticizer, the polyamide reacting with the epoxy resin at temperatures of at least 150° C., and the ratio in weight fractions of a) to b) lying between 50:50 to 99:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: TESA AGInventors: Thorsten Krawinkel, Christian Ring, Sevil Ece
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Publication number: 20090304956Abstract: A polysulphide-containing two-component adhesive/sealant consists of a binder component and a curing agent component, and is suitable for use as the secondary seal in the edge region of the insulating glass and/or for bonding the insulating glass unit in the frame or window sash of a window unit in a friction locked manner according to the process of rebate base bonding or back bedding.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing, Inc.Inventors: Manfred Probster, Stefan Grimm, Mario Lang
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Publication number: 20090305047Abstract: A system for providing temporary durable protective coatings onto surfaces of building construction elements, and for controllably removing said temporary protective coatings from said surfaces. The system comprises coating compositions configured to provide pliable resilient yet durable temporary protective coverings on surfaces of building construction elements, stripping compositions configured to at least partially dissolve the temporary protective coverings, and methods for use of said coating compositions and said stripping compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Alexander Dean Woronuk, Larry Brent Taylor
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Publication number: 20090270540Abstract: The invention relates to a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive. The hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive is particularly well suited for flexible substrates such as plastic and paperboard packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Holger Tonniessen, Annie Seiler, Rainer Rauberger, Ralf Grauel
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Publication number: 20090211810Abstract: A sealant gel for a telecommunication enclosure, wherein the gel is formulated from three different polyols in a manner that maintains its favorable mechanical properties given environmental conditions, for example, over a wide temperature range. The first polyol is a polybutadiene-based polyol that has a low glass transition temperature that provides excellent low-temperature performance. The second polyol is a polyether polyol, which is very flexible and contributes the necessary viscoelastic properties. The third polyol is butene diol, which is a short molecule that quickly builds up a hard backbone structure that helps promote fast curing and provides high-temperature resistance. The combined formulation for the sealant gel builds up a well-balanced network structure that not only has all the necessary viscoelastic properties, but also withstands the highest required temperature of 120° C. while also exhibiting good performance at subzero temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventors: Paul J. Huspeni, Ziwei Liu
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Publication number: 20090209686Abstract: Provided is a plastic eraser excellent in safety and environmental pollution resistance and, not detracting from the erasability thereof, further excellent in bleeding resistance and eraser dust gatherability. The eraser comprises a base resin such as a vinyl chloride resin and, as incorporated therein as a plasticizer, a liquid acrylic polymer having a glass transition point (Tg) of not higher than 0° C. The eraser may comprise the liquid acrylic polymer alone or as combined with one or more other plasticizers. Containing the liquid acrylic polymer as a plasticizer, the eraser has excellent bleeding resistance and excellent dust gatherability which could hardly be balanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noboru Yamada
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Patent number: 7563838Abstract: Phase change solvents for thermoplastic polymers to provide blended compositions. Above the phase change temperature of the solvent, the phase change solvent solubilizes or intimately mixes with the thermoplastic polymer. Below the phase change temperature of the solvent, the phase change solvent solidifies or crystallizes within the thermoplastic matrix. The phase change behavior of these materials produce blended compositions that exhibit lowered shear viscosity and lowered processing temperature without substantially compromising mechanical properties of the thermoplastic polymer, such as hardness. The present invention also relates to a method of improving the processability of a thermoplastic polymer using the phase change solvent.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark William Hamersky, Steven Daryl Smith
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Patent number: 7531586Abstract: A golfball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core or cover layer comprises a plasticized polyurethane composition comprising at least one polyurethane and at least one hydrophobic plasticizer selected from the group consisting of phthalates, phosphate esters, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Michael J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20090012228Abstract: An elastomeric roof coating and method of forming the roof coating are provided. The roof coating is formed from oil-based paint which is optionally treated to remove at least a portion of the solvents contained in the paint, and further includes emulsifying the oil-based paint, followed by the addition of varying amounts of water-based paint, a virgin latex polymer, and a plasticizer. Where white or light colored paints are used in the roof coating, the coating provides good reflective properties when applied to a roof surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Michael Joseph Gerace
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Publication number: 20080318149Abstract: A liquid electrostatographic toner or liquid ink jet ink prepared by the steps of heating a marking particle mix of particles of a resin and a colourant blend in a carrier liquid to a temperature between about the first softening point of the resin and about the second softening point of the resin, maintaining the temperature of the heated marking particle mix for a selected period of time, cooling the marking particle mix to room temperature, and mixing the marking particle mix with high shear. The particle mix can be produced by coarse grinding in a ball mill. The resultant toner or ink has an improved Newtonian like flow behaviour, improved electrical properties, reduced sedimentation and agglomeration and significantly improved optical density and reduced background.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventor: Herbert Lee Marko
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Patent number: 7468411Abstract: Novel elastomeric compositions which contain at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one phase change solvent and at least one processing oil. The presence of particular processing oils, e.g., poly(alphaolefins), provide a means to increase mechanical properties compared to commercially available mineral oils. The oils of the present invention are chosen as to minimize the depression of glass transition temperature of the hard-block of the thermoplastic elastomer. The phase change behavior of these materials produce elastomeric compositions that exhibit lowered viscosity and lowered processing temperature without substantially compromising the mechanical properties of the elastomeric composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Steven Daryl Smith, Mark William Hamersky, Amy Elizabeth Eichstadt
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Publication number: 20080306190Abstract: The present invention relates to ester mixtures composed of alkyl benzyl esters and of polybenzyl esters, in particular of trimellitic esters, to a process for preparation of these ester mixtures, and also to their use as plasticizers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Thomas Weiss, Eberhard Kuckert, Melanie Wiedemeier, Jan-Gerd Hansel
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Patent number: 7459494Abstract: Novel elastomeric compositions that contain at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one phase change solvent. Above the phase change temperature, the phase change solvent solubilizes or intimately mixes with the thermoplastic elastomers. Below the phase change temperature, the phase change solvent solidifies or crystallizes within the thermoplastic matrix. The phase change behavior of these materials produce elastomeric compositions that exhibit lowered viscosity and lowered processing temperature without substantially compromising the mechanical properties. The present invention also relates a method of lowering the viscosity and improving the processability of a thermoplastic elastomer using the phase change solvent.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2003Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark William Hamersky, Steven Daryl Smith
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Publication number: 20080268239Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymeric composite comprising a first organic polymer that forms a first organic polymer phase; and a low molecular weight compound that exists in the form of a second crystalline phase; wherein the second crystalline phase is dispersed within the first organic polymer phase. Disclosed herein too is a polymeric composite comprising a first organic polymer that forms a first organic polymer phase; and a second phase that comprises a crystalline organic polymer, wherein the crystalline organic polymer has a different molecular structure from the first organic polymer; wherein the second phase is not covalently bonded to the first organic polymer phase and wherein the second phase has an average particle size of about 1 to about 20 micrometers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSInventors: Alan J. Lesser, Thomas J. McCarthy, Joonsung Yoon, Onur S. Yordem
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Patent number: 7442722Abstract: The present invention relates to foam control compositions and methods for controlling foam in aqueous media by adding to the system an effective amount of the foam control agent of the present invention. The antifoam/defoam compositions of the present invention include a concentration of active ingredients such as a polyalkylene glycol, a fatty alcohol alkoxylate, and an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer, the compositions carried in polybutene and surfactants selected from polyethylene glycol esters, sorbitan esters, polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene fatty acid esters, and dialkyl phthalate. These compositions have been found to be superior in controlling foam versus conventional defoamers. The benefits of the foaming control effect are more evident at moderate to high temperatures and high caustic aqueous media such as Bayer process liquors.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: GE Betz, Inc.Inventors: Chihyu Sui, Gerald C. Walterick, Jr.
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Publication number: 20080258338Abstract: The invention relates to talcum-reinforced polycarbonate compositions comprising: A) a polycarbonate, polyester carbonate or a mixture thereof, B) optionally, at least one polymer selected from one of the group consisting of graft polymer produced in an emulsion polymerisation process, graft polymer produced in a bulk polymerisation process, rubber-free vinyl homopolymer and rubber-free vinyl copolymer, C) talcum, D) a Brönstedt acid, and optionally E) at least one polymer additive, and wherein the composition is free of aromatic or partially aromatic polyesters. Compared to the known prior art the inventive compositions have an improved ductility, thermal resistance towards deformation and thermal stability during compounding and processing (molding). The invention also provides for the use of the composition for the production of molded articles and two-component structural parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Eckhard Wenz, Manfred Nawroth
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Publication number: 20080234418Abstract: Use of a blend of phthalate plasticizers is disclosed for flexible polyvinyl chloride compounds. The blend of plasticizers permits the compounds to achieve a 90° C. or higher ratings for usage in wire and cable articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: POLYONE CORPORATIONInventor: Craig Shoemaker
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Publication number: 20080139713Abstract: Disclosed is a processing aid for vinyl chloride resin containing a plasticizer or an internal lubricant for vinyl chloride resin within methyl methacrylate-based polymer particles; and a method of manufacturing the same. The processing aid according to the present invention containing the plasticizer or the internal lubricant increases a melting rate of the vinyl chloride resin when compared to the conventional processing aid including a methyl methacrylate-based polymer alone, thereby improving the processibility and properties of the vinyl chloride resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2005Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Kyung-woo Lee, Yang-seung Jeong, Hyun-chul Ha
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Publication number: 20080125529Abstract: Disclosed are silane-modified urea derivatives which can be produced by reacting diisocyanates with aminosilanes, hydroxysilanes, or mercaptosilanes. The inventive silane-modified urea derivatives are suitable especially for use as auxiliary rheological agents, preferably as thixotropic agents for silane-crosslinking systems, particularly for single-component and two-component adhesives and sealants, paint, lacquers, and coating while causing substantially no increase in viscosity, not being subject to discoloring, being reactive, and positively influencing mechanics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Tobias Austermann, Michael Duetsch, Marc Laurent, Helmut Mack, Michael Porsch, Konard Wernthaler
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Patent number: 7361704Abstract: A vinyl chloride based resin composition for a vehicle, which comprises 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride based resin, and 5 to 200 parts by mass of a plasticizer component consisting of (a) at least one trimellitate based plasticizer and (b) at least one sebacate based plasticizer in a mass ratio [(a) component/(b) component] of 99/1 to 60/40. The resin composition is excellent in thermal stability, the resistance to thermal aging, the resistance to a low temperature and the resistance to fogging, and further is excellent in the formability such as gelling property, the easiness in the release from a mold, and the property of staining a mold, and thus is suitable for use in powder molding.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Adeka CorporationInventors: Taro Mitsudera, Kiyotatsu Iwanami, Ken Nishihara
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Publication number: 20080058450Abstract: An aqueous composition adhesive composition comprising a vinyl acetate polymer and a plasticizer having the general formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of saturated straight or branched and unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl groups having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Martin James Stimpson, Mark Stephen Holt
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Patent number: 7337913Abstract: The present invention relates to one-part closure devices encompassing at least polyvinyl chloride and at least one plasticizer, in particular at least one substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, to a process for producing a closure device of this type, and also to the use of a closure device of the invention as a closure for containers, in particular for wine bottles or other bottles.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2003Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Boris Breitscheidel, Gerhard Olbert, Klaus Rossato, Uwe Storzum
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Patent number: 7332539Abstract: The present invention provides a plastisol composition which combines low temperature baking property and storage stability which are comparable to those of the prior polyvinyl chloride plastisols and has a low-temperature flexibility. The plastisol composition according to the present invention comprises an acrylic plastisol consisting of a plasticizer having acrylic resin particles and a filler dispersed therein and therewith formulated a blocked urethane prepolymer wherein free isocyanate groups of a terminal isocyanate containing urethane prepolymers have been blocked or a blocked polyisocyanate compound and a latent curing agent which is particulate solid at normal temperature, has a melt point of 60° C. or higher, and is insoluble in the plasticizer at 40° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignees: Sunstar Giken Kabushiki Kaisha, Sunstar Suisse SAInventors: Kenta Nakayama, Hitoshi Ohno, Takashi Minamihori
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Patent number: 7323586Abstract: Mixtures of isomeric dialkyl phthalates that have a desired viscosity are prepared by esterifying phthalic acid or phthalic anhydride with a mixture of isomeric alkyl alcohols having a certain carbon number of carbon atoms, where the molar fraction of each alkyl alcohol isomer of the isomeric alcohol mixture is determined, and where the viscosity parameter of each alkyl alcohol isomer of the alcohol mixture, which, upon reacting with phthalic acid or phthalic anhydride, results in a mixed isomer dialkyl phalate ester product having a specific desired viscosity, is determined in accordance with formula (I): ln(?)=??i*ln(?i) ??(I) where ?=the calculated viscosity of a dialkyl phthalate mixture, ?i=the molar fraction of an isomerically pure alcohol (i), and ?i=the viscosity parameter of isomerically pure alcohol (i).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2002Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Oxeno Olefinchemie GmbHInventors: Klaus-Diether Wiese, Michael Grass, Wilfried Bueschken
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Patent number: 7300966Abstract: A process is described for preparing mixtures of diesters of phthalic acid with decanols and tridecanols by reacting phthalic acid or a reactive derivative of phthalic acid with a mixture made from at least one decanol and at least one tridecanol. Mixtures obtainable in this way are also described, as is their use as plasticizers for molding compositions, and also mixtures of isomeric tridecanols suitable for preparing the mixtures of diesters.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2001Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Boris Breitscheidel, Richard Selberdinger, Klaus Rossato, Uwe Storzum, Jürgen Holzmann, Günther Golfier, Walter Disteldorf, Bernd Morsbach, Jarren Peters, Christoph Übler
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Patent number: 7294669Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a low-modulus, high elongation sealant having improved dynamic durability, desirable mechanical properties, and good workability. The present invention provides a sealant containing an oxyalkylene polymer (A) having a number-average molecular weight of 20,000 to 50,000 and 0.8 or more of reactive silicon groups per molecule on average; 10 parts by weight or more of a plasticizer (B) per 100 parts by weight of the polymer (A); a filler (C); and a curing catalyst (D). This sealant has an improved durability and can achieve the above-described object.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Ito
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Patent number: 7291661Abstract: A polymeric composite is provided which has improved stain preventative properties by virtue of inclusion of at least one compound having multiple functional groups capable of reacting with tannins contained in a tannin containing cellulosic material present in the composite, and a method for its production and prevention of water stains thereon.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Certainteed CorporationInventor: Paul Ruede
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Patent number: 7285587Abstract: Flame retardant polyester compositions suitable for calendering may be prepared from polyesters having crystallization half time of at least 5 minutes, a plasticizer, a phosphorus-containing flame retardant miscible with the plasticized polyester, and an additive effective to prevent sticking of the polyester to the calendar rolls. Also disclosed are processes for flame retardant films or sheets by calendering the above compositions and the flame retardant films or sheets produced therefrom. These films and sheets have excellent appearance, flexibility, and flame retardancy, and can be used in a wide range of decorative and packaging applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marc Alan Strand, Rodney Layne Piner
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Patent number: 7256223Abstract: Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasticizer and a compatibilizer, and optionally include a filler. The polymeric material can include between about 30 to about 50 percent by weight polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene glycol, polyglycolide, ethylene vinyl acetate, polycarbonate, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoates, or polyolefins modified with polar groups, for example, ionomers. The plasticizer is typically an epoxidized vegetable oil or esterified and epoxidized vegetable oil and is typically present in an amount of between about 10 and about 50% by weight. In some embodiments, the compatibilizer is a polyolefin modified with one or more polar functional groups, and is typically present in an amount of between about 5 and about 10% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Michigan State University, Board of TrusteesInventors: Amar K. Mohanty, Lawrence T. Drzal, Brian P. Rook, Manjusri Misra
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Patent number: 7157521Abstract: A gel composition that is the combination of or reaction product of ingredients comprising a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, a functionalized polyolefin, an extender, and optionally a fatty acid.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2002Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Xiaorong Wang, Victor Foltz, James E. Hall
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Patent number: 7153895Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the formation of a rubber/filler/curative/plasticizer compacted masterbatch which may be performed in two ways. In one embodiment, a rubber and a filler are intimately mixed for a time and under shear conditions sufficient to form a free flowing associated composition, then the composition is mixed with a plasticizer and a curative to form the compacted masterbatch. Alternatively, the starting material may be an already-formed free flowing associated composition of rubber, filler and optional curative, which is mixed with a plasticizer and optional curative to form the compacted masterbatch.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Joseph M. Hochheiser, Emmanuel G. Kontos, Richard W. Tomlinson
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Patent number: 7132059Abstract: A desiccating matrix composition that includes hydrogen-bonding polymer, plasticizer, organic-modified clay, adsorbent and optionally metal stearate.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing, Inc.Inventors: Heidi J. Hoglund, Mai T. Nguyen-Misra
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Patent number: 7053142Abstract: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core or cover layer comprises a plasticized polyurethane composition comprising at least one polyurethane and at least one plasticizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Michael J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 7041715Abstract: A plastisol composition comprising (A) polymer fine particles comprising a polymer (a1) which undergoes a chemical reaction upon heating whereby it is converted from incompatibility to compatibility with a plasticizer (B), (B) a plasticizer, and (C) a reactive component which chemically reacts with the polymer (a1) upon heating to convert the polymer (a1) from incompatibility to compatibility with the plasticizer (B). The composition has satisfactory storage stability, exhibits no bleed-out of the plasticizer after heating, and gives molded products with excellent mechanical properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Saiki, Toshihiro Kasai
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Patent number: 6982295Abstract: Less branched C13 alcohols are used to provide plasticizer esters particularly suitable for high temperature applications such as wire and cable insulation.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Allen David Godwin, Jon Edmond Randolph Stanat
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Patent number: 6977277Abstract: The invention is directed towards a PVC resin composition comprising polyvinyl chloride and a liquid plasticizer selected from the group consisting of: (i) a non-linear, paraffin-soluble olefin-CO copolymer; ii) a non-linear olefin-CO copolymer derived from non-pure feeds; iii) an olefin-CO—X terpolymer derived from non-pure feeds; and iv) a non-linear olefin-CO—X terpolymer. A method of preparing the resins is also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Abhimanyu O. Patil, Donald N. Schulz, Manika Varma-Nair, David J. Lohse, Christine A. Costello, Richard H. Schlosberg, Michael G. Matturro
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Patent number: 6969736Abstract: Less branched C9 alcohols are used to provide plasticizer esters particularly suitable for high temperature applications such as wire and cable insulation.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Allen D. Godwin, Jon E. Stanat, Richard J. Saplis
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Patent number: 6969735Abstract: Less branched C10 alcohols are used to provide plasticizer esters particularly suitable for high temperature applications such as wire and cable insulation.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2004Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventor: Allen David Godwin
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Patent number: 6869985Abstract: Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasticizer and a compatibilizer, and optionally include a filler. The polymeric material can include between about 30 to about 50 percent by weight polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene glycol, polyglycolide, ethylene vinyl acetate, polycarbonate, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoates, or polyolefins modified with polar groups, for example, ionomers. The plasticizer is typically an epoxidized vegetable oil or esterified and epoxidized vegetable oil and is typically present in an amount of between about 10 and about 50% by weight. In some embodiments, the compatibilizer is a polyolefin modified with one or more polar functional groups, and is typically present in an amount of between about 5 and about 10% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: AWI Licensing CompanyInventors: Amar Kumar Mohanty, Lawrence T. Drzal, Brian P. Rook, Manjusri Misra
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Patent number: 6849675Abstract: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core or cover layer comprises a plasticized polyurethane composition comprising at least one polyurethane and at least one plasticizer.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Michael J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 6838577Abstract: Processes are disclosed for the manufacture of lactones, e.g., caprolactone, from hydoxy acids, e.g., 6-hydroxycaproic acid. The reaction is conducted over a suitable catalyst in the presence of water.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology CorporationInventor: Richard A. Galley
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Patent number: 6828359Abstract: A resin based fluorescent marking stain is formulated from a resin present in a concentration of about 10 percent to about 20 percent of the marking stain, an active solvent for and compatible with the resin present in a concentration of about 65 percent to about 85 percent of the marking stain, a plasticizer present in a concentration of about 1.0 percent to about 5.0 percent of the marking stain, an optical brightener present in a concentration of about 0.5 percent to about 5.0 percent of the marking stain and a fluorescent dye present in a concentration of about 0.1 percent to about 5.0 percent of the marking stain.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventor: William Zumdome
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Patent number: 6818689Abstract: The present invention describes polyvinylchloride processing, commonly by extrusion, which may be utilized to obtain high impact resistance and low gloss polyvinylchloride articles.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Inventor: Robert A. Lindner
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Patent number: 6756431Abstract: Heterocyclic tin compounds, useful as flame retardants and/or as smoke suppressants for halogen-containing polymers, e.g., polyvinyl chloride resins having application as wire and cable coatings, are obtained by reacting a trisubstituted triazine such as melamine with a tin-containing compound such as tin tetrachloride.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Crompton CorporationInventors: Mukund Shah, Michael H. Fisch, Ulrich Stewen, Radu Bacaloglu
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Patent number: 6756450Abstract: A chlorine-free polyolefin-based plastisol or organosol and method for producing the same, where the plastisol or organosol includes: (a) a finely-dispersed polyolefin in (b) 60 to 800 parts by weight (based on 100 parts by weight polyolefin) of a dispersion medium containing monomers which are capable of polyaddition or are polymerizable and copolymerizable, and/or oligomers and/or prepolymers and optionally, liquid softeners; (c) an initiator system suitable for the desired polyaddition and/or polymerization; and optionally (d) up to 700 parts by weight inert fillers and other additives and auxiliary substances. The chlorine-free plastisol or organosol is storage-resistant at room temperature and gelates at high temperatures. The inventive plastisols or organosols are suitable for many applications and represent an advantageous alternative to the plastisols currently in use, e.g. PVC-based plastisols, since they guarantee a number of different combinations of properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Inventor: Slaweyko Marinow
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Patent number: 6750278Abstract: The invention is directed towards a PVC resin composition comprising polyvinyl chloride and a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of: i) a non-linear, paraffin-soluble olefin-CO copolymer; ii) an olefin-CO-X terpolymer derived from non-pure feeds; iii) a non-linear olefin-CO copolymer derived from non-pure feeds; and iv) a non-linear CO-X copolymer; wherein X is selected from the group consisting of alpha-olefin, vinyl acetate, neo vinyl ester and mixtures thereof. The invention also provides a method for a preparing the PVC resin composition as well as a product formed using the PVC resin.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Abhimanyu O. Patil, Donald N. Schulz, Manika Varma-Nair, David J. Lohse, Christine A. Costello, Richard H. Schlosberg, Michael G. Matturro
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Publication number: 20040110875Abstract: A polymeric composite is provided which has improved stain preventative properties by virtue of inclusion of at least one compound having multiple functional groups capable of reacting with tannins contained in a tannin containing cellulosic material present in the composite, and a method for its production and prevention of water stains thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: Certainteed CorporationInventor: Paul Ruede
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Patent number: 6720383Abstract: Chlorinated olefin elastomers prepared from olefin polymer base resins having I10 values of 0.05-0.8 dg/minute are blended with curative and at least 300 phr of an additive package to form a curable composition having excellent properties. Cured compositions provide superior insulating layers for wire and cable applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: DuPont Dow Elastomers Inc.Inventors: James Reynolds Barclay, Raymond Lynn Laakso, Jr., Jeff Michael Savoie, Larry Benton White
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Patent number: 6630534Abstract: Disclosed is a composition useful as a sealing or undercoating material for automobiles. The composition comprises fine particles (A) comprising polyurethane resin, a plasticizer (B) and fillers (C), wherein not less than 50% of (A) is spherical particles having a ratio of major axis/minor axis in the range of 1.0 to 1.5.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignees: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiji Tanaka, Toshihiko Kinsho, Takashi Yabuta, Keiichi Yokouchi, Takao Nomura
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Publication number: 20030187114Abstract: A process is described for preparing mixtures of diesters of phthalic acid with decanols and tridecanols by reacting phthalic acid or a reactive derivative of phthalic acid with a mixture made from at least one decanol and at least one tridecanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Boris Breitscheidel, Richard Selberdinger, Klaus Rossato, Uwe Storzum, Jurgen Holzmann, Gunther Golfier, Walter Disteldorf, Bernd Morsbach, Jarren Peters, Christoph Ubler