Solid Polymer Derived From Aldehyde, Aldehyde Derivative, Or Liquid Polymer Thereof As Sole Reactant And Wherein None Of The Reactants Contains A Plurality Of Methylol Groups Or Derivatives Thereof Patents (Class 525/398)
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Patent number: 6214940Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition comprising a polyacetal resin and a polycarbodiimide compound. The polyacetal resin composition is free from the problems of conventional polyacetal resins and has good water resistance at high temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yasuo Imashiro, Naofumi Horie
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Patent number: 6200683Abstract: The invention pertains to compositions which can be coated onto substrates. These compositions include a combination of a resin blend comprising a first polyester resin and a second polyester resin, wherein the first polyester is different from the second polyester, an aminoplast crosslinking resin, an acid catalyst, and a urea-aldehyde resin. Films prepared from coating compositions made in accordance with the present invention having improved stain resistance. In many instances, films prepared from coating compositions made in accordance with the present invention not only have improved stain resistance, but also have low temperature flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1994Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Montague, W. Scott Huffman, Jamel S. Richardson, Padmanabhan Sundararaman
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Patent number: 6174986Abstract: A process for polymerizing a vinyl chloride monomer wherein the vinyl chloride monomer is subjected to homopolymerization or (co)polymerization with a monomer copolymerizable with the vinyl chloride monomer in an aqueous solvent, comprising applying in advance a coating liquid containing a cocondensation product obtained by reacting either a phenothiazine derivative and an aldehyde or a phenothiazine derivative, a naphthol derivative and an aldehyde to give an initial condensation product and then reacting the initial product with a polyphenol, to an inner wall of a polymerization tank and parts of an apparatus in contact with the monomers during the polymerization process. The process makes it possible to apply the cocondensation product as an aqueous solution to, e.g., an inner wall of a polymerization tank; to quite effectively prevent polymer adhesion in, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1997Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ichisaburo Nakamura, Akihiko Takahashi, Masaaki Ozawa
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Patent number: 6166151Abstract: A lactone chain-extended polyester polyol of the present invention comprises the reaction product of a lactone and a previously chain-extended phenolic-based hydroxyl compound. The previously chain-extended phenolic-based hydroxyl compound may comprise the reaction product of (i) a lactone or an alkoxylating agent selected from the group consisting of alkylene oxides and alkylene carbonates, and (ii) a phenolic aralkylation polymer comprising the reaction product of a phenolic monomer having at least two free reactive positions; a styrene derivative; and a coupling agent. The previously chain-extended phenolic-based hydroxyl compound also may be chain-extended by reacting with a lactam to produce a lactam chain-extended polyester polyamide. The polyols and polyamides of the present invention provide unique combinations of hard and soft functionalities, which translates into materials exhibiting a unique combination of toughness and hardness.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1999Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc.Inventors: Rajan Hariharan, David A. Hutchings, Kenneth A. Bourlier, Ellen V. Nagy
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Patent number: 6111029Abstract: The novel molding made from a combination of polyacetal with directly molded-on function elements is distinguished by the fact that the function elements comprise one or more elastomers. Such elastomers comprise partially or fully hydrogenated nitrile rubbers, one- or multi-component silicone rubbers or sulfur-containing rubbers.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Inventors: Frank Reil, Frank Reuter, Ulrich Haack, Gerhard Reuschel
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Patent number: 6051660Abstract: A polyacetal resin molded article excellent in thermal aging resistance and surface appearance of molded article in which an amino-substituted triazine compound is dispersed in the form of particles having an average particle size of not more than 1 .mu.m in a polyacetal resin, which molded article is obtained by melt-kneading a polyacetal resin having a formaldehyde content of 1,000 to 3,000 with an amino-substituted triazine compound for a time of 250 seconds or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Asahikasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikio Oka
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Patent number: 6046285Abstract: Polymer blends obtainable by thermal treatment, at not less than 150.degree. C., of a mixture containing at least one high-performance polymer and from 15 to 99 parts by weight or preferably from 40 to 90 parts by weight and particularly preferably from 55 to 75 parts by weight, of a polymer containing sulfoxide groups, and crosslinked or partly crosslinked polymer blend obtainable by thermal treatment, at not less than 150.degree. C., of a mixture containing at least one of the high-performance polymers polyesters, partly fluorinated polymers, polyethersulfones, polysulfones, polyetherimides, polyamidoimides or polyacetals and at least one polymer containing sulfoxide groups, are distinguished by high thermal and chemical stability. Polymers containing sulfoxide groups are polyarylene sulfoxides, in particular polyphenylene sulfoxide. The polymer blends are used for the production of fibers, films or shaped articles.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1997Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Hoechst AktiengesellschaftInventor: Helmut Scheckenbach
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Patent number: 6031132Abstract: An amide-group-containing polyacetal, having acetal structure unit (1) of general formula (1) below in its molecule. This amide-group-containing polyacetal is usable as a detergent builder for detergent compositions. ##STR1## A production process of an amide-group-containing polyacetal, comprising the step of carrying out an ester-amide exchange reaction between an ester-group-containing polyacetal having acetal structure unit (3) of general formula (3) below in its molecule and an amine.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Saeki, Hideyuki Nishibayashi, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Satoru Miura
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Patent number: 5998029Abstract: A nonaqueous sizing for glass fibers useful for reinforcement of polymers. The sizing composition comprises one or more film formers miscible with the polymer to be reinforced and one or more coupling agents. The sizing composition of the invention provides a glass fiber which may be wirecoated with the polymer to be reinforced, eliminating the need for extrusion or pultrusion processing to make glass/polymer composite fibers, compound or pellets.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1997Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventors: Leonard Joseph Adzima, David Lee Shipp, Andrew Bencich Woodside, David George Miller, Catherine Ashley Barron
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Patent number: 5977266Abstract: The novel molding made from a combination of polyacetal with directly molded-on function elements is distinguished by the fact that the function elements comprise one or more elastomers. Such elastomers comprise partially or fully hydrogenated nitrile rubbers, one- or multi-component silicone rubbers or sulfur-containing rubbers.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1995Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Hoechst AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frank Reil, Frank Reuter, Ulrich Haack, Gerhard Reuschel
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Patent number: 5973081Abstract: A modified polyacetal is obtainable by heating 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of (B) a polymerizable compound having a modifying group such as an epoxy group, a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group relative to 100 parts by weight of (A) a base polyacetal and introducing the modifying group of the polymerizable compound to the base polyacetal. The base polyacetal (A) includes (A1) a polyacetal selected from polyoxymethylene homopolymers and copolymers, and (A2) a polymerizable polyacetal having a functional group comprising a polymerizablly unsaturated bond. The introduction efficiency of the modifying group can be enhanced by adding 0.01 to 2.5 parts by weight of (C) a free-radical initiator relative to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the components (A) and (B), and mixing the resultant mixture under a molten state of the polyacetal. According to such method, the affinity of the polyacetal is improved by introducing the modifying group to the base polyacetal with ease and high efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1996Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kanai, Hajime Serizawa, Katsuhei Ohnishi, Eiji Masuda, Kaoru Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5965670Abstract: Curable film-forming compositions comprising acrylic polyols, aminoplast and carbamoyl triazines are disclosed. The compositions are useful as clear coats in composite color-plus-clear coatings.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1998Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: George W. Mauer, William E. Michael, John W. Burgman, Leigh-Ann Humbert
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Patent number: 5908912Abstract: An electrodepositable coating composition is provided comprising (a) an active hydrogen-containing, cationic salt group-containing resin electrodepositable on a cathode; (b) a curing agent for transurethanation, transamidation or transesterification curing like at least a partially capped polyisocyanate curing agent; and (c) a catalytic mixture of bismuth and an amino acid or amino acid precursor. Optionally, an auxiliary acid may be present to increase the effectiveness of the amino acid in the mixture with bismuth.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1997Date of Patent: June 1, 1999Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Raphael O. Kollah, Matthew S. Scott, Gregory J. McCollum, Joseph A. Bethoski
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Patent number: 5895802Abstract: The invention concerns redispersible polymer powders characterized by a proportion of 3 to 30% by wt relative to the polymer weight of condensation products of amino-s-triazine/formaldehyde/sulfite with molar ratios of amino-s-triazine to formaldehyde to sulfite of 1/1.3-6.0/0.3-1.5 and with a low free formaldehyde content. These condensation products of amino-s-triazine/formaldehyde/sulfite are exceedingly effective protective colloids when spray-drying polymer dispersions and can be combined in problem-free manner with casein.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1995Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: SKW Trostberg AktiengescellchaftInventors: Josef Weichmann, Alfred Kern
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Patent number: 5894071Abstract: Two-component adhesive-, sealing- or coating compositions are being described which are separately packed, and comprise the component A and the component D, whereby the component A is curing as soon as it gets in touch with water or the component D which contains the curing agent for the component A.The component D can be, or a component B containing an ingredient which is curing at the contact of water, or, possibly, at the contact with the component A, orthe component D can also be a mixture of solid matter and a volatile ingredient which is causing the cross-linking of the component A.The advantage of the novel two-component systems is that the component D is working as a curing agent for the component A, however, a surplus thereof is, or self-curing, or it does not leave a nuissance residue in the cured composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1996Date of Patent: April 13, 1999Assignee: Sika AG, vorm. Kaspar Winkler & Co.Inventors: Peter Merz, Norman E. Blank, Hans-Peter Tschan, Reinhard Ernst Wappmann, Lutz Zabel
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Patent number: 5866670Abstract: A process for producing a polyacetal copolymer, which is extremely heat-stable and is extremely reduced in the quantity of unstable terminals even in a high polymerization yield in which trioxane as the principal monomer, comprises copolymerization of trioxane as the principal monomer with a cyclic ether or cyclic formal having at least one carbon-to-carbon bond as the comonomer by using a specific heteropoly-acid or acid salt thereof as a polymerization catalyst until the content of the remaining monomers is lowered to at most 10% by weight based on all the monomers fed, adding 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the resulting crude polymer, of a solution containing a catalyst deactivator, or contacting a basic gas as the deactivator to deactivate the catalyst, and subjecting the crude polymer as such to heat melting treatment without washing thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1996Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Nakai, Kaoru Yamamoto, Eiji Masuda, Hiroyuki Kanai
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Patent number: 5863990Abstract: The present invention relates to biodegradable biocompatible polyacetals, methods for their preparation, and methods for treating mammals by administration of biodegradable biocompatible polyacetals. A method for forming the biodegradable biocompatible polyacetals combines a glycol-specific oxidizing agent with a polysaccharide to form an aldehyde intermediate which is combined with a reducing agent to form the biodegradable biocompatible polyacetal. The resultant biodegradable biocompatible polyacetals can be chemically modified to incorporate additional hydrophilic moieties. A method for treating mammals includes the administration of the biodegradable biocompatible polyacetal in which biologically active compounds or diagnostic labels can be disposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1997Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventor: Mikhail I. Papisov
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Patent number: 5863879Abstract: The use of polymers which are preparable by reaction of(a) polymers that contain vinylamine units, with(b) compounds that contain aldehyde or keto groups, and optionally(c) NH- and/or OH-containing compoundsand which contain aminal, hemiaminal and/or aminal-acetal structures with or without unconverted vinylamine units, as detergent additive for inhibiting dye transfer during the wash, and polymers containing aminal, hemiaminal and/or aminal-acetal structures, obtainable by reaction of(a) polymers that contain vinylamine units, with(b) compounds that contain aldehyde or keto groups, and(c) NH- and/or OH-containing compounds,and detergents which contain the abovementioned polymers in amounts from 0.05 to 10% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1996Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Zirnstein, Wolfgang Trieselt, Knut Oppenlander, Claudia Nilz, Michael Kroner, Wolfgang Gunther
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Patent number: 5852135Abstract: A resin composition comprises (1) a thermoplastic resin and (2) a modified polyacetal wherein a residue of a polymerizable compound having a functional group such as an epoxy group, a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group or others is introduced to a base polyacetal in a proportion of 0.1 to 30% by weight relative to the base polyacetal. The thermoplastic resin includes various polymers such as an olefinic polymer, a styrenic polymer, a polyester, a polyamide and so on. The thermoplastic resins can be used singly or in combination, and the latter combination includes a combination of two or more species of resins being immiscible with each other, a combination of a polyacetal and a resin except for a polyacetal (e.g. an elastomer, etc.) and other combinations. The relative ratio of (1) the thermoplastic resin to (2) the modified polyacetal is such that the former/the latter equals about 1/99 through 99/1 (by weight).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1996Date of Patent: December 22, 1998Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kanai, Hajime Serizawa, Mitsunori Matsushima
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Patent number: 5852139Abstract: Polymer mixtures which comprise at least one thermoplastic and at least one oxidized polyarylene sulfide show particularly good tribological behaviour. The thermoplastics of the mixture are, for example, polyacetal, polyester, liquid-crystalline polymer, polyaryl ether ketone, polysulfone, polyether sulfone, polyphenylene sulfide or polyether imide. The oxidized polyarylene sulfide is preferably polyphenylene sulfone. The polymer mixtures are used for producing gear wheels, gear racks, bearings, chains, pulleys, rollers, wheels or gasket materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1997Date of Patent: December 22, 1998Assignee: Ticona GmbHInventor: Di Helmut Scheckenbach
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Patent number: 5844031Abstract: A method of dispersing silicone compositions in organic thermoplastic materials is disclosed. The novel compositions produced by the method of the invention have a fine and relatively uniform dispersion or organosilicone in an organic thermoplastic. An organosilicone resin (A) and a predominantly linear silicone fluid (B) are first blended to substantial homogeneity to form an organosilicone alloy therefrom. The organosilicone alloy exhibits thermoplastic behavior and has a temperature-dependent complex viscosity .eta.*.sub.Si (T) associated therewith. Likewise the organic thermoplastic materials have a temperature-dependent complex viscosity, .eta.*.sub.OTP (T), associated therewith. The organic thermoplastic and the organosilicone alloy are thereafter mixed at a predetermined mixing temperature, T.sub.m, and a predetermined shear strain rate. The organic thermoplastic material and the organosilicone alloy are both in a flowable state at T.sub.m. The value of T.sub.m is selected to be about .+-.30.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1996Date of Patent: December 1, 1998Assignee: Dow Corning CorporationInventors: Wei Chen, Hongxi Zhang, Kevin Edward Lupton, David Joseph Romenesko, Randall Gene Schmidt
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Patent number: 5844063Abstract: The present invention relates to a resinous copolymer comprising monomer units of each of the groups of phenol compounds (I) and olefinically unsaturated non-acid terpene compounds (II), characterized in that the copolymer contains monomer units from the group of polyunsaturated olefin compounds (III), the monomer units of compound (III) being 1 to 70% by weight of the total of the monomer units of compounds (II) and (III), the monomer units of compounds (II) and (III) being at least 50% by weight of the total of monomer units of compounds (I), (II) and (III). The melting point of the copolymer is at least 130.degree. C. The copolymers are particularly useful in printing ink formulations.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1997Date of Patent: December 1, 1998Assignee: Arizona Chemical, S.A.Inventors: Jacques Salvetat, Ronald Wind
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Patent number: 5844059Abstract: To prepare a thermally very stable polyacetal copolymer containing a very small amount of unstable parts in a high yield according to a simple process wherein an isopolyacid or an acid salt thereof is used as the polymerization catalyst in the copolymerization of trioxane as the principal monomer with a comonomer copolymerizable therewith, and wherein deactivation of the catalyst can be effected simply without fail through contact with a basic gas after polymerization without the necessity for any washing step. In the preparation of a polyacetal copolymer by the copolymerization of trioxane as the principal monomer with a cyclic ether or cyclic formal having at least one carbon--carbon bond as a comonomer, the copolymerization is effected using an isopolyacid or an acid salt thereof as the polymerization catalyst, followed by contact with a basic gas as a deactivator to deactivate the catalyst, and subsequent heat-melting treatment of the resulting crude polymer intact without washing thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1997Date of Patent: December 1, 1998Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaoru Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kanai
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Patent number: 5837781Abstract: A polyoxymethylene copolymer prepared by copolymerizing a mixture comprising trioxane and 1,3-dioxolane in the presence of at least one polymerization catalyst selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, a boron trifluoride hydrate and a coordination complex compound of an organic compound containing an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom with boron trifluoride, wherein the 1,3-dioxolane has a 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane content of not more than 500 ppm by weight and a 1,3-dioxolane peroxide content of not more than 15 ppm by weight in terms of hydrogen peroxide, and contains at least one hindered phenol in an amount of from 10 to 500 ppm by weight, each based on the weight of the 1,3-dioxolane.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noritaka Tanimura, Yukio Tanigawa
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Patent number: 5811511Abstract: Disclosed is a method for stabilizing unstable terminals of a crude oxymethylene copolymer, wherein use is made of an extruder comprising a casing having a supply inlet and an extrusion outlet which casing has at least two rotation shafts extending longitudinally through the extruder in which a melting zone, a terminal stabilization reaction zone and a volatile matter exhaustion zone are consecutively arranged from the supply inlet toward the extrusion outlet, wherein the terminal stabilization zone has a plurality of kneading elements having a thickness of from 0.1D to 0.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1996Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio Tanigawa, Hirohisa Morishita
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Patent number: 5804664Abstract: The synthesis and characterization of novel linear polymers and multi-arm star polymers comprising polyisobutylene arms connected to a well-defined calixarene core are described. The synthesis has been achieved using the "core first" method wherein multifunctional calix?n!arene (where n=4 to 16) derivatives or their monofunctional analogues are used as initiators which, in conjunction with certain Freidel-Crafts acids as co-initiators, induce the living polymerization of isobutylene or a similar carbocationic polymerizable monomer to form star polymers or block copolymers. Novel initiators suitable for inducing the polymerization are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Inventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Istvan J. Majoros, Sunny Jacob
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Patent number: 5760138Abstract: Polyacetal resin compositions characterized in that they are polyacetal resin compositions essentially consisting of a polyacetal resin, an olefin polymer containing a glycidyl group on the side chain and a styrene polymer having an oxazolyl group, the total content of the said olefin polymer having a glycidyl group on the side chain and the said styrene polymer having an oxazolyl group is 0.1-15 weight % with respect to the said polyacetal resin composition, and the content of the said styrene polymer having an oxazolyl group is 50-200 weight parts with respect to 100 weight parts of the said olefin polymer containing a glycidyl group on the side chain.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1996Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Kenichi Shinohara
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Patent number: 5756594Abstract: Polymers which contain polyacetal blocks are obtainable by polymerizing carboxylates containing aldehyde groups in the presence of initiators and reacting the polymers with at least bifunctional crosslinking agents in the presence of acids or Lewis acids and, if required hydrolyzing the ester groups present as polymerized units, process for the preparation of the polymers containing polyacetal blocks by polymerizing carboxylates containing aldehyde groups in the presence of initiators and reacting the resulting polyacetals containing terminal hydroxyl groups with at least bifunctional crosslinking agents in the presence of acids or Lewis acids, and the use of the resulting polymers as additives in phosphate-free and reduced phosphate detergents and cleaning agents, as scale inhibitors and as dispersants for pigments.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1997Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Angelika Funhoff, Dieter Boeckh, Matthias Kroner, Richard Baur, Alexander Kud, Gunnar Schornick, Volker Schwendemann
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Patent number: 5747602Abstract: A process for producing a high-molecular-weight polydioxolane, which includes the steps of: polymerizing 1,3-dioxolane using a polymerization catalyst comprising a heteropolyacid and a ketone; and neutralizing the resulting polymerization reaction product using an organic amine and/or ammonia. A hydrophilic film, which includes a resin including a polydioxolane and having a particular molecular weight and has a particular crystallinity and a particular spherulite's size. A film crumbly in cold water is produced by forming a film under particular forming conditions from a resin including a polydioxolane and having a particular molecular weight, or by subjecting an already formed film to particular thermal hysteresis.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1996Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Nippon Shokubai., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Namba, Hiroya Kobayashi, Kenji Minami, Hiroshi Itoh, Toshiaki Kuriyama, Masashi Yukitake
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Patent number: 5736619Abstract: Phenolic siloxane compositions are prepared in a first embodiment by combining phenol with an aldehyde and an alkoxy or silanol-functional silicone intermediate; in a second embodiment by combining a phenolic novolac resin with a formaldehyde donor and an alkoxy or silanol-functional silicone intermediate; and in a third embodiment by combining a phenolic resole resin with an alkoxy or silanol-functional silicone intermediate. Optionally, a catalyst to facilitate formation of a phenolic resin from phenol and formaldehyde can be added, a catalyst to facilitate condensation of the phenolic resin can be added, and at least one catalyst to facilitate hydrolysis and/or condensation of the silicone intermediate can be added. The phenolic resin catalyst can include acids, bases, and formaldehyde donors. The silicone intermediate catalyst can include organometallic compounds, amine compounds, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1995Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Ameron International CorporationInventors: John F. Kane, Norman R. Mowrer
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Patent number: 5688897Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an oxymethylene copolymer, which comprises:copolymerizing trioxane and a cyclic ether and/or a cyclic formal in the presence of at least one selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, boron trifluoride hydrate, and a coordination compound of an organic compound having an oxygen or a sulphur atom with boron trifluoride,volatilizing the residual polymerization catalyst to decrease its amount, by heating the obtained oxymethylene copolymer in an atmosphere of inert gas at or below its melting point, and/or reducing the pressure, without conducting any operation of deactivating the residual polymerization catalyst before volatilizing the residual polymerization catalyst, andstabilizing terminal moities of the oxymethylene copolymer after deactivating residual catalyst or stabilizing terminal moieties of the oxymethylene copolymer directly.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noritaka Tanimura, Yukio Tanigawa, Sumio Komatsu
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Patent number: 5665853Abstract: The tensile strength properties of paper are improved by adding to paper stock a resin composition comprising a water-soluble polymer containing a polyhydric alcohol such as sorbitol in the backbone of the polymeric molecule.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1996Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Assignee: Geo Speciality Chemicals, Inc.Inventor: Jose M. Rodriguez
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Patent number: 5663246Abstract: Cyclic acetal derivative of a resole includes the reaction product of an ortho resole compound with a carbonyl compound or a carbonyl compound derivative. The cyclic acetal derivatives of phenolic resole compounds exhibit enhanced storage stability and can be readily activated at elevated temperatures to prepare phenolic based adhesives and coatings.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1994Date of Patent: September 2, 1997Assignee: Lord CorporationInventors: Esther Spaltenstein, Ernest B. Troughton, Jr.
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Patent number: 5656365Abstract: Polyvinylbutyral useful for the production of laminated glasses containing a crosslinking agent capable of making the polyvinylbutyral very slightly meltable or nonmeltable. The material according to the invention may contain a plasticizer and is particularly resistant to fire and allows one to produce a laminated material with a good resistance to impact and to fire.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1995Date of Patent: August 12, 1997Assignee: Saint Gobain VitrageInventor: Daniel Dages
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Patent number: 5635563Abstract: This invention provide a novel cross-linked polyaniline derivative soluble or capable of swelling in general organic solvents, which forms an elastic self-standing film or fibers. The polyaniline derivative substantially comprises a polyaniline having number average molecular weight in a range of from 2,000 to 500,000 represented by the following formula (I) as the main polymer chain, ##STR1## wherein m and n is 0 or an integer of at least 1, m/(m+n)=0-1, and m+n=10-5,000, and cross-linking units represented by the following formula (II) ##STR2## wherein X is a direct bond, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, a divalent polysiloxane group or a group derived therefrom, or a divalent group derived from a compound having 2 or more repeating structural unit, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1993Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Oka
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Patent number: 5623020Abstract: This invention provides a novel cross-linked polyaniline derivative soluble or capable of swelling in general organic solvents, which forms an elastic self-standing film or fibers. The polyaniline derivative substantially comprises a polyaniline having number average molecular weight in a range of from 2,000 to 500,000 represented by the following formula (I) as the main polymer chain, ##STR1## wherein m and n are 0 or an integer of at least 1, m/(m+n)=0-1, and m+n=10-5,000, and cross-linking units represented by the following formula (II) ##STR2## wherein X is a direct bond, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, a divalent polysiloxane group or a group derived therefrom, or a divalent group derived from a compound having 2 or more repeating structural units, y.sup.1 and y.sup.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1992Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Oka
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Patent number: 5621053Abstract: This invention provides a novel cross-linked polyaniline derivative soluble or capable of swelling in general organic solvents, which forms an elastic self-standing film or fibers. The polyaniline derivative substantially comprises a polyaniline having number average molecular weight in a range of from 2,000 to 500,000 represented by the following formula (I) as the main polymer chain, ##STR1## wherein m and n are 0 or an integer of at least 1, m/(m+n)=0-1, and m+n=10-5,000, and cross-linking units represented by the following formula (II) ##STR2## wherein X is a direct bond, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, a divalent polysiloxane group or a group derived therefrom, or a divalent group derived from a compound having 2 or more repeating structural units, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Oka
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Patent number: 5618887Abstract: A process for the functionalisation of polymers is disclosed. Functionalisation takes place by reacting a polymer with a peroxidant, preferably, the peroxydisulphate or monosulphate or sodium or potassium in an aqueous medium. The hydroxylated polymer can then be reacted with other materials, including biomolecules. Using the method of the inventon, products eg. Catheters or oxygenators can be produced with improved properties hitherto unobtainable.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1995Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: The University of LiverpoolInventors: Clement H. Bamford, Kadem G. Al-Lamee
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Patent number: 5578371Abstract: Fiberglass binder solutions based on phenol/formaldehyde resins emit lower formaldehyde emissions when a water soluble bisulfite formaldehyde scavenger is added to the binder prior to spraying onto fiberglass. Sodium bisulfite and ammonium bisulfite in amounts of from 4 to 6 percent based on binder solids can reduce formaldehyde emissions by c.a. 50 percent. The fiberglass products prepared from the binders exhibit no significant loss of physical properties as compared to conventional binders.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1995Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Schuller International, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Taylor, Ronald D. Shannon
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Patent number: 5534302Abstract: A method for the preparation of a fiber reinforced modified phenolic resin composite, which comprises preparing a resole type phenolic resin having 60-75 wt % solid content and 5-10 wt % free aldehyde; preparing a blocked polyurethane resin having an average molecular weight of 2000-8000 and a viscosity of 500-1000 cps at 80.degree. C.; mixing the resole type phenolic resin, the blocked polyurethane resin and an acid catalyst at room temperature to form an impregnating resin, wherein the amount of the acid catalyst mixed is 2-10 wt %, based on the weight of the resole type phenolic resin, and the amount of the blocked polyurethane mixed is 5-20 wt %, based on the total weight of the mixed resins; and impregnating a plurality of filaments with the impregnating resin, and curing the impregnated filaments with a heat treatment to form a fiber reinforced modified phenolic resin composite.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1995Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: National Science CouncilInventors: Chen-Chi M. Ma, Hew-Der Wu, Ming-Shiu Li
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Patent number: 5530075Abstract: The instant invention pertains to a curable resin composition comprised of A) 100 parts by weight curable resin, and B) 0.1-500 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having organic groups that contain epoxy groups, which is expressed by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a univalent hydrocarbon group excluding alkenyl groups, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a univalent hydrocarbon group excluding alkenyl groups, R.sup.3 is an alkoxysilylalkyl group or an organic group that contains epoxy groups, a is 0 or a positive integer, b is a positive integer and c is a positive integer, where a/c has the value of 0 to 4, b/c has the value of 0.05 to 4 and (a+b)/c has the value of 0.2 to 4. The curable resin composition of the instant invention has superior flowability that produces a hardened resin with superior flexibility and adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1994Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitsugu Morita, Noriyasu Yokoyama
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Patent number: 5520834Abstract: Soluble polyacetals containing acetaldehyde acetal units are obtainable by cationically initiated addition polymerization of(a) compounds containing at least 3 hydroxyl groups, and(b) divinyl ethers containing terminal vinyl ether groups, or mixtures of such divinyl ethers and monovinyl ethers, in the presence or absence of(c) dihydroxy compounds and/or monohydroxy compounds, and are useful as admixture in phosphate-reduced and phosphate-free detergents and cleaners and as dispersant for finely divided minerals.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1995Date of Patent: May 28, 1996Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Kroner, Heinrich Hartmann, Johannes Perner, Hans-Ulrich Jaeger, Paul Diessel, Richard Baur, Volker Schwendemann
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Patent number: 5502116Abstract: The present invention relates to biodegradable PHA copolymers comprising at least two randomly repeating monomer units (RRMU) wherein the first RRMU has the structure ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H or C.sub.2 alkyl, and n is 1 or 2; the second RRMU has the structure ##STR2## and wherein at least 50% of the RRMUs have the structure of the first RRMU. The present invention further relates to plastic articles comprising said biodegradable PHA copolymers. The present invention further relates to an absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet comprising a film comprising a PHA of the present invention and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: March 26, 1996Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Isao Noda
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Patent number: 5500477Abstract: A moulding composition based on linear polyoxymethylene copolymers and customary additives with a melt index MFI (2,16 kg, 190.degree. C.) of .ltoreq.0,8, preferably .ltoreq.0,5 and especially .ltoreq.0,2 g/10 min has an extraordinary high toughness, which eliminates an addition of elastomer modifiers. In its preparation Lewis acids or protonic acids are used as initiators.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1995Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: Hoechst AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gerhard Reuschel, Dietrich Fleischer, Kaoru Yamamoto, Shuichi Chino
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Patent number: 5489448Abstract: A water-free, water-free reducible primer composition having a volatile organic content of less than 3 pounds per gallon yields a tough, flexible, and weatherable film when applied to metal or plastic substrates. The base resin is a polyester having an acid number of from about 50 to about 60 and a hydroxyl number of from about 160 to about 200. The polyester is the reaction product of from about 0.45 to about 0.5 mole % of adipic acid, from about 0.35 to about 0.4 mole % of neopentyl glycol, and from about 0.15 to about 0.2 mole % of trimethylolpropane.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1994Date of Patent: February 6, 1996Assignee: Bee Chemical CompanyInventors: Michael L. Jackson, Frank A. Stubbs, Joseph M. Mecozzi, Dean T. Smith
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Patent number: 5489654Abstract: The invention is directed to polymers containing thiuram disulfide groups and their preparation. These polymers are iniferters in radical polymerization of vinyl monomers. Macroiniferters (having one thiuram disulfide group in their main chain) and polyiniferters (having more than one thiuram disulfide group in their main chain) result respectively, in triblock copolymers PA--PB--PA and diblock copolymers. --PA--PB).sub.z, z having a value from 2 to 25.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1990Date of Patent: February 6, 1996Assignee: AtochemInventor: Gilbert Clouet
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Patent number: 5478895Abstract: Polyoxymethylene compositions exhibiting improved heat stability and reduced formation of mold depositions during molding are usefully employed to form molded articles used as parts for electrical or electronic equipment since such parts experience few malfunctions due to formic acid generated from the composition. The preferred composition includes a blend of 100 parts by weight of polyoxymethylene resin with (a) 0.01 to 5.0 parts by weight of an antioxidant, (b) 0.01 to 5.0 parts by weight of a melamine-formaldehyde polycondensate, and (c) 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of at least one metallic compound selected from magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, and calcium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1994Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Sugiyama, Hiroko Iizuka
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Patent number: 5468814Abstract: Disclosed are polymers comprising phenyl rings pendant from the polymer chains or incorporated therein, wherein the phenyl rings are substituted with aldehyde and/or carboxylic acid functionalities and/or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed is a catalytic oxidation process for producing such polymers from precursor polymers containing benzylic carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1994Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Harald D. H. Stover, Pei Li, Lorenzo Ferrari, Robert T. Shaver, Djordje Vlaovic
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Patent number: 5447996Abstract: There are disclosed an adhesive obtained by dispersing a cured amino resin fine powder soluble in acid or oxidizing agent into an uncured heat-resistant resin matrix hardly soluble in acid or oxidizing agent when being subjected to a curing treatment as well as a printed circuit board using this adhesive and a method of producing the same. The adhesive has excellent properties such as resistance to chemicals, heat resistance, electric properties, hardness and adhesion property owing to the use of the amino resin fine powder. Therefore, the printed circuit board using such an adhesive is not influenced by service circumstance and is high in the connection reliability without forming short circuit between patterns. Furthermore, in the method of producing the printed circuit board, the adhesive is provided in form of a sheet-or a prepreg, whereby the printed circuit board can be produced easily and cheaply.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1994Date of Patent: September 5, 1995Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motoo Asai, Chie Onishi
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Patent number: 5432240Abstract: A process for producing a modified phenolic resin comprises heating (a) petroleum heavy oil or pitch and (b) a formaldehyde polymer in a molar ratio of formaldehyde:oil or pitch of from 1 to 15:1 in the presence of an acid catalyst, adding phenol in a molar ratio of phenol:oil or pitch of from 0.5 to 5:1 to form a crude modified phenolic resin, and purifying by performing in optional sequence (i) a treatment with an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon to remove unreacted components and (ii) an extraction with a solvent wherein the catalyst has a solubility of 0.1 or less to remove the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1994Date of Patent: July 11, 1995Assignee: Kashima Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Tsumura, Masao Tashima, Hiromi Miyasita, Haruhiko Takeda, Tomoaki Fujii