With Solid Polymer Derived From At Least One Nitrogen-containing Reactant Wherein At Least One Of The Reactants Forming The Solid Polymer Is Saturated; Or With Spfi Wherein At Least One Of The Necessary Ingredients Contains A Nitrogen Atom Or With A Reaction Product Thereof; Or With Nitrogen-containing Sicp Patents (Class 525/66)
  • Patent number: 8809455
    Abstract: A dynamically vulcanized alloy contains at least one isobutylene-containing elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin, wherein the elastomer is present as a dispersed phase of small vulcanized or partially vulcanized particles in a continuous phase of the thermoplastic resin. The dynamically vulcanized alloy also contains an anhydride functionalized oligomer. The alloy maintains a high Shore A hardness value while obtaining improved flowability for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Maria D. Ellul, Anthony Jay Dias, Rodney May
  • Patent number: 8809428
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to golf balls having components including intermediate layers and outer cover layers prepared from blends of polyamides mixed with one or more functional polymer modifiers. The functional polymer modifier incorporates a copolymer or a terpolymer having a glycidyl group, hydroxyl group, maleic anhydride group or carboxylic group, or a mixture of these. When used in golf ball covers or mantles, these materials exhibit improved impact durability when compared to analogous balls but having ionomeric- or polyurethane-based layers of similar hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun J. Kim, Hong G. Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140170356
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a single layer rotomoulded article prepared from a blend of polyethylene, functionalised polyolefin and one or more resins selected from polyetherester or saturated polyester or polycarbonate or polyamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventor: Eric Maziers
  • Patent number: 8748004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a copolyamide comprising at least two different units corresponding to the following general formulation: A/X.T A is chosen from a unit obtained from an amino acid, a unit obtained from a lactam and a unit corresponding to the formula (Ca diamine).(Cb diacid), with a representing the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and b representing the number of carbon atoms of the diacid, a and b each being between 4 and 36, advantageously between 9 and 18, X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Thierry Briffaud, Philippe Blondel
  • Patent number: 8742014
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a liquid resin composition with low viscosity while containing polymer particles. Further, another object of the invention is to provide a liquid resin composition containing a large quantity of polymer particles without increasing the viscosity of the liquid resin composition. A liquid resin composition of the invention is comprising a liquid resin component and polymer particles each having an elastic core layer, an intermediate layer formed with a monomer having two or more double bonds and coated on the core layer, and a shell layer coated on the intermediate layer; wherein the polymer particles are dispersed at a ratio of their volume average particle diameter (Mv) to their number average particle diameter (Mn) of 3 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Hongo
  • Publication number: 20140135427
    Abstract: A process for the production of a solid dispersant for a hydraulically binding composition includes the steps of: providing at least one first polymer, which is a comb polymer having a polymer backbone comprising carboxyl groups; providing at least one second polymer, which is a condensate of, at least, an aromatic compound and formaldehyde; or a lignosulfonate; preparing an aqueous solution comprising the first and the second polymer; and spray-drying the aqueous solution to obtain the solid dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Pedro Gallegos, Lili Arancibia, Hugo Olivares, Ernesto Croquevielle, Thomas Haack
  • Patent number: 8703293
    Abstract: Provided herein re a composition and a coating or a device (e.g., absorbable stent) that includes a PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid biocompatible polymer and the methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Lothar W. Kleiner, Connie S. Kwok
  • Patent number: 8691913
    Abstract: A polylactic acid composition is provided having a polymer matrix and a compatibilizer. The polymer matrix includes polylactic acids and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene[s]. The compatibilizer is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: a poly (styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) copolymer grafted with maleic anhydrides, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer grafted with maleic anhydrides, a polystyrene grafted with maleic anhydrides, and an ethylene-ethyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Xueyuan Zhu, Jianghong Dou, Xiaobin He, Jianghui Li
  • Patent number: 8686082
    Abstract: A nylon 11 composite has significantly improved flexural modulus while keeping or even increasing the impact strength. This composite system may comprise a nylon 11/filler/modifier. The “ball” portion of badminton shuttlecocks made by this type of composite more closely emulate the flight capabilities of natural feather shuttlecocks than neat nylon 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xueping Li, Dongsheng Mao, Zvi Yaniv
  • Publication number: 20140088253
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to polyamide compositions having improved anti-delamination. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel polyamide compositions demonstrating improved anti-delamination, which have at least one low purity polyamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Avelino F. Lima
  • Publication number: 20140073740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition, including an elastomer and a thermoplastic component having polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate and a compatibilizer. This present invention also relates to a thermoplastic elastomer article in which a hard thermoplastic matrix is made of a thermoplastic component that includes polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate and a compatibilizer, and soft elastomeric domains distributed within the hard thermoplastic matrix and made of an elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: LI PENG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonathan W.J. LIN, Ping-Huang CHEN, Wun-Sheng WU
  • Publication number: 20140073739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition, including an elastomer and a thermoplastic component having polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate and a compatibilizer. This present invention also relates to a thermoplastic elastomer article in which a hard thermoplastic matrix is made of a thermoplastic component that includes polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate and a compatibilizer, and soft elastomeric domains distributed within the hard thermoplastic matrix and made of an elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: LI PENG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonathan W.J. LIN, Ping-Huang CHEN, Wun-Sheng WU
  • Publication number: 20140034654
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liner for a gas storage tank containing a polymer composition comprising: i. a polyamide A, and ii. a nucleating agent in an amount of at least 0.001 weight percent with respect to the total amount of the polymer composition, and iii. an impact modifier in an amount of at least 1 weight percent with respect to the total amount of the polymer composition. The invention also relates to a gas storage tank comprising a structural fiber composite comprising continuous carbon or glass fibers, as well as a method for preparing a liner by blow molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Konraad Dullaert, Katarina Tomic
  • Patent number: 8642716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to branched polyamides comprising unsaturated ends comprising: at least one unit originating from a multifunctional monomer (A) having more than two functional groups, at least sequences resulting from the condensation, in the presence of at least one unsaturated monoacid, either of at least two different lactams, or of at least one lactam, at least one dicarboxylic acid and at least one diamine, or of a lactam or of an ?,?-aminocarboxylic acid, or of a diamine and of a diacid. The invention also relates to thermofusible adhesives comprising these branched polyamides comprising unsaturated ends, and to the use of these branched polyamides comprising unsaturated ends in sheathing electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Annett Linemann, Thierry Briffaud
  • Publication number: 20140023808
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a tank having high fluid-barrier properties. According to the invention, a specific polyamide composition containing impact-resistance modifying agents is used in a first step to produce components by means of injection moulding and, subsequently, said components are assembled in order to obtain the tank. The viscosity and gasoline permeability of the polyamide composition are sufficient to allow the production of tanks that provide an excellent trade-off between fluid-barrier properties and mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Wojciech Bzducha, Franco Speroni, Christopher Lapierre
  • Publication number: 20140011903
    Abstract: In various embodiments a urethane/molecular rebar formulation comprising a specific composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a urethane polymer or prepolymer/discrete carbon nanotube formulation. Utility of the urethane/molecular rebar composition includes improved foams and adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Clive P. Bosnyak, Kurt W. Swogger
  • Patent number: 8617675
    Abstract: Fuel tank attachment, composed of a blend of a first plastic and a second plastic, wherein the first and second plastics are not miscible, wherein the blend contains a compatibilizer to render the first and second plastics miscible, wherein the first plastic is a fuel-resistant plastic, and wherein the second plastic is a non-fuel-resistant plastic, wherein the fuel tank attachment relates to a neck fitting, in particular, to a filler neck or a valve, in particular, a tank venting valve, or a cap element, wherein the fuel tank attachment is molded from a blend as one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Reinhard Feichtinger
    Inventors: Reinhard Feichtinger, Simon Amesöder
  • Patent number: 8609765
    Abstract: A polymeric material from the styrene family comprises macromolecular chains grafted by nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups; wherein the macromolecular chains comprise a polymeric backbone to which a grafted agent is attached by at least one covalent bond, the grafting agent comprises, in a single molecule, one or more associative groups capable of being bound by hydrogen bonds, and one or more reactive groups capable of forming covalent bonds with the polymeric backbone, at least one of the associative groups of the modifier is an imidazolidone heterocyclic ring. The mean number of imidazolidone groups to be inserted into the macromolecular chains is dependent both on the mean mass of said chains and on the final properties to be imparted to the material. Objects such as tubes, films, plates, stiffeners, bottles and containers can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Arkema France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Nicolas Dufaure, Sandra Grimaldi, Manuel Hidalgo, Ludwik Leibler, Francois-Genes Tournilhac
  • Patent number: 8586672
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for increasing the compatibility between at least two polymers, which comprises: (a) selecting at least two immiscible polymers (A) and (B), at least one of which does not bear a nitrogenous heterocycle-based associative group, and (b) modifying the polymer (A) and/or the polymer (B) so as to obtain a blend of polymers (Pi) which are derived from the polymers (A) and (B) and which each bear nitrogenous heterocycle-based associative groups, said associative groups being present in sufficient amount for the polymers (Pi) to be more compatible with one another than the polymers (A) and (B). It also relates to the polymer composition that can be obtained according to this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: Arkema France, CNRS
    Inventors: Nicolas Dufaure, Francois Genes Tournilhac, Manuel Hidalgo, Ludwik Leibler
  • Patent number: 8563653
    Abstract: Polyamide moulding compounds for the production of unvarnished moulded articles with a high-gloss surface and outstandin toughness are provided. By means of moulded articles which are produced with very high surface quality from the moulding compounds, the complex, cost-intensive and frequently environmentally impacting varnishing processes can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: EMS-Patent AG
    Inventors: Friedrich Severin Buehler, Etienne Aepli, Sepp Bass, Ralf Hala
  • Patent number: 8557912
    Abstract: An aromatic vinyl-based thermoplastic resin composition includes a rubber-modified acrylic graft copolymer and a branched aromatic vinyl copolymer resin including a silicon compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hwa Chung, Kee Hae Kwon, Il Jin Kim, Kwang Soo Park, Ja Kwan Koo
  • Patent number: 8552112
    Abstract: The present invention provides a weather resistant thermoplastic resin with low gloss and a method of preparing the same. The thermoplastic resin of the present invention comprises a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-based polymer (A) and a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-based oligomeric prepolymer (B), and an aromatic vinyl-cyanide vinyl based copolymer (C), wherein the (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-based polymer (A) and the (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester-based oligomeric prepolymer (B) form a network-shaped disperse phase and the aromatic vinyl-cyanide vinyl based copolymer (C) forms a continuous phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: So Young Kwon, Young Sub Jin, Sung Kwan Kim, Byeong Do Lee
  • Publication number: 20130253137
    Abstract: Oxazolinyl-containing compounds having a single oxazolinyl group plus a first polymeric group are described. Grafted compounds are also described that are the product of a reaction of an oxazolinyl-containing compound with a second compound that has one or more acidic groups to form a grafted compound. In some embodiments, the second compound is a polymeric material having at least one acidic group and the reaction product is a grafted copolymer. Blended compositions of the grafted copolymer with a polyamide are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason D. Clapper, Kevin M. Lewandowski
  • Patent number: 8492495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a salified copolymer that can be obtained by salification, in an aqueous medium, using at least one amine containing at least one nitrogenous heterocyclic group, of a copolymer obtained from at least one cyclic anhydride-based or carboxylic acid-based monomer and from at least one styrene-based monomer, such as a styrene/maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymer. It also relates to the process for producing this salified copolymer, to a composition containing same, and also to the use of this composition for surface-treating, in particular coating, sizing and finishing, paper or cardboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Manuel Hidalgo, Sandra Grimaldi
  • Patent number: 8455587
    Abstract: The invention provides a crystalline polyamide-type resin composition comprises (a) a crystalline polyamide resin composition comprising (i) 50 to 90% by weight of crystalline polyamide resin (A) having a relative viscosity in 96% sulfuric acid of not less than 3.5 and (ii) 50 to 10% by weight of a crystalline polyamide resin (B) having a melting point lower than the melting point of polyamide resin (A) by 20° C. or more and a relative viscosity dissolved in 96% sulfuric acid of not more than 3.6, and (b) 1 to 10 part(s) by weight of a modified polyolefin resin (C) having a reactive functional group being able to react with the terminal group and/or main-chain amide group of the polyamide resin. The invention also provides a door checker for automobiles prepared from the crystalline polyamide-type resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shyuji Kubota, Satoshi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20130131269
    Abstract: A high-viscosity polyamide composition including a branched polyamide is described. Also described, is a relationship between a high-viscosity polyamide composition and a composition including a copolyamide of a statistical tree type resulting from a reaction between a multifunctional monomer including at least three reactive functions in order to form an amide function. Further described, are three reactive functions of two different types and bifunctional monomers used in the manufacture of linear polyamides. A resulting copolyamide can have a very low melt flow index relative to the linear polyamide and improved impact resistance properties. Lastly, use of such a composition for extrusion blow-molding articles is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Magali Davezac, Wojciech Bzducha
  • Patent number: 8420736
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition capable of improving impact resistance and surface gloss of a molded article, and a molded article thereof. A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (a) and 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a core-shell polymer composition (b), wherein the core-shell polymer composition (b) is obtained by polymerizing the shell-constituting components in the presence of a core obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (100% by weight in total) of 70% to 99.95% by weight of an alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, 0.05% to 10% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, and 0% to 20% by weight of a monomer copolymerizable with the alkyl acrylate and the polyfunctional monomer, and the polyfunctional monomers contains at least a compound having a plurality of same radically polymerizable functional groups in the molecule thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kitayama, Kouhei Fujimoto, Yuya Manabe
  • Patent number: 8415428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by dynamically crosslinking, under a melting condition, 100 parts by mass of a block copolymer (I), 1 to 1,000 parts by mass of a polar resin (II), 1 to 500 parts by mass of a modified polymer (III), and 0.01 to 50 parts by mass of a crosslinking agent (IV), wherein the block copolymer (I) comprises at least one polymer block (A) comprising as a main component an alkylene unit, and/or at least one copolymer block (B) comprising as main components an alkylene unit (b-1) and a vinyl aromatic monomer unit (b-2), and comprises at least one unsaturated block (C) comprising as a main component a conjugated diene monomer unit having 5 or more carbon atoms at an end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Shimizu, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Yoshifumi Araki, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8410214
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 mass parts of a polycarbonate resin composition comprising 50 to 95 mass % of (A) a polycarbonate resin and 50 to 5 mass % of (B) a polylactic acid based resin and 5 to 65 mass parts of (C) a vinyl based graft copolymer. The above thermoplastic resin composition comprising the polycarbonate resin and the lactic acid based resin and endowed with a mechanical characteristic of polycarbonate and an excellent fluidity of polylactic acid in combination is improved in a hydrolysis resistance and provides a molded article further improved in an impact resistance and a thin-walled falling weight impact strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Patent number: 8410216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition based on an impact-resistant thermoplastic polyamide resin, comprising, as a blend—from 60 to 98 wt % of polyamide resin (A) and—from 2 to 40 wt % of a blend of at least one graft copolymer with polyamide blocks (B) composed of a polyolefin backbone and at least one polyamide graft in which the grafts are attached to the backbone by the residues of an unsaturated monomer (X) having a functional group capable of reacting with an amine-terminated polyamide, the residues of the unsaturated monomer (X) being attached to the backbone by grafting or copolymerization via its double bond, and of a non-reactive ethylenic polymer (C) that is miscible with (B) and has a density of below 0.960 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Marius Hert, Alain Bouilloux, Thibaut Montanari, Thomas Fine
  • Patent number: 8410215
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition contains (i) a polylactic acid, (ii) a polyolefin, and (iii) a compatibilizer (functional group-containing polymer that includes a functional group selected from functional groups X including a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, an epoxy group, a (meth)acryloyl group, an amino group, an alkoxysilyl group, a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate group, and an oxazoline group). The thermoplastic resin composition contains (iii-1) a functional group-containing hydrogenated diene polymer and (iii-2) a functional group-containing olefin polymer as the component (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Sano, Toshiyuki Hayakawa, Takeo Nakamura, Teruo Aoyama, Akihiko Okubo, Satoshi Kura
  • Patent number: 8399564
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball providing a great distance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising: a core consisting of a center and one or more intermediate layers covering the center; and a cover covering the core, wherein at least one of said intermediate layers is formed from a high fluidity intermediate layer composition that contains (A) a polyamide resin composition having a flexural modulus in a range from 500 MPa to 4,000 MPa and a melt flow rate (240° C., 2.16 kg) of 5.0 g/10 min or more, and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid binary copolymer, a metal-neutralized product of the binary copolymer, an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid-(meth)acrylic acid ester ternary copolymer, and a metal-neutralized product of the ternary copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventor: Satoko Okabe
  • Patent number: 8362191
    Abstract: A polyamide resin comprising a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit comprising an adipic acid unit and a diamine constitutional unit comprising a pentamethylenediamine unit and a hexamethylenediamine unit wherein a weight ratio of the pentamethylenediamine unit to the hexamethylenediamine unit being in the range of 95:5 to 60:40; a vibration-welded molded product having an excellent vibration welding strength, a hinged molded product and a binding band having an excellent low-temperature toughness, and a filament having an excellent transparency which are obtained from the polyamide resin; and a hinged molded product comprising a polyamide resin constituted of an adipic acid unit and a pentamethylenediamine unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Miyamoto, Tatsuya Hitomi, Yuuichi Nishida
  • Patent number: 8357450
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide-polyphenylene ether resin composition comprising a polyamide having an alicyclic structure and composed of dicarboxylic acid units comprising from 20 to 100 mol % of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid units and diamine units comprising aliphatic diamine units with from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, a polyphenylene ether, and a compatibilizer for a polyamide and a polyphenylene ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Miyoshi, Hiroaki Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8349949
    Abstract: Non cross-linked modifiers for thermoplastic alloys comprising from 20 to 80% by weight based on the modifier of an interpolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms grafted with an acid functionality, preferably maleic anhydride, having a Melt Index of from 0.3 to 100 and a density of 0.85 to 0.91 prior to being grafted and from 80 to 20% by weight of an ungrafted diene containing interpolymer derived from ethylene and an alpha-olefin having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms and an amount of a cross-linking component effective to provide cross-linking during subsequent melt blending with a condensation polymer having a melting point of at least 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Roch Schauder, Guy Joseph Wouters
  • Patent number: 8344064
    Abstract: There is provided a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises a modified rubber having excellent low-temperature durability dispersed in a polyamide resin matrix in order to improve the low-temperature durability or repeated fatigue resistance of the polyamide resin and which maintains its flowability and can be formed into a film even at a high content of the modified rubber, and has excellent low-temperature durability. The thermoplastic resin composition comprises a modified polyamide resin (A) obtained by melt blending 100 parts by weight of a polyamide resin (A1) and 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of a compound (A2) capable of binding to a terminal amino group of the polyamide resin, at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the polyamide resin (A1), and a modified rubber (B) having an acid anhydride group, an epoxy group, or a carboxyl group or a derivative thereof. The compound (A2) is preferably a monofunctional epoxy compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoyuki Morooka
  • Patent number: 8324317
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer which comprises a polymer produced by a process wherein one or more monomers are contacted with a composition comprising the admixture or reaction product resulting from combining (A) a first olefin polymerization catalyst, (B) a second olefin polymerization catalyst capable of preparing polymers differing in chemical or physical properties from the polymer prepared by the first olefin polymerization catalyst under equivalent polymerization conditions, and (C) a chain shuttling agent. Golf balls of the present invention include one-piece, two-piece, and multi-layer golf balls. In two-piece and multi-layer golf balls of the present invention, the polymer may be present in a core layer, a cover layer, an intermediate layer (in the case of multi-layer balls), or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Brian Comeau, David A. Bulpett, Kevin M. Harris, Murali Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20120302695
    Abstract: An adhesive composition, especially suitable for a two-part adhesive system curable via free radical polymerisation comprises; (A) (meth)acrylate ester monomer; (B) chlorinated elastomeric polymer; (C) core-shell impact modifier; and (D) urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer. Example adhesive compositions include urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer (D) derived from (i) a di- or higher isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups which differ in reactivity; (ii) a chain-extending reagent which has at least two groups selected from hydroxyl and/or amino groups, each capable of reaction with an isocyanate group of (i); (iii) a hydroxymethacrylate component or hydroxyacrylate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SCOTT BADER COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Samuel Boadu Osae, Steven Lochiel Brown, Roy Gordon Phillipps
  • Patent number: 8314172
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in the durability at the normal and low temperatures, flight distance, direction stability and shot feeling on the shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising: a core consisting of a center having a diameter of 35 mm or less and a surrounding layer covering the center; at least one intermediate layer covering the core, said intermediate layer having a thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm and a density of 1.10 g/cm3 or more; and a cover covering the intermediate layer and having a thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm, wherein the cover is formed of a cover composition that has a slab hardness ranging from 65 to 75 in Shore D hardness and contains as a resin component; (A) a polyamide resin composition having a flexural modulus in a range from 700 MPa to 4,000 MPa and a melt flow rate (240° C., 2.16 kg) of 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hirau, Kazuhiko Isogawa, Satoko Okabe
  • Publication number: 20120271001
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyketone composition having about 40˜90 wt % of polyketone, about 5˜40 wt % of polyamide, and about 5˜20 wt % of modified rubber. The composition of the present invention greatly improves the impact resistance of polyketone, which has increased heat resistance, chemical resistance, fuel permeation resistance, abrasion resistance or the like, and thus may be widely applied in various industrial fields, such as automotive parts including wheel covers, wheel caps, fuel filler necks, fuel tanks, fuel tubes, center fascias, door handles, roof rack covers, gear, junction boxes, connectors, seat backs or the like, electric/electronic parts, and household items, thereby providing durability of the parts and price competition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Hyosung Corporation, Desco Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choon Soo Lee, Min Hee Lee, Bong Hyun Park, Seong Hoon Lee, Jong Hwal Kim, Sung Kyoun Yoon, Byoung Gook Kang
  • Patent number: 8268450
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polyamide resin compositions include the essential components of polyamide resins, polyalcohol and epoxy resin, and, optionally, one or more additives selected from among thermoplastic impact modifiers, reinforcement agents, and polyoxides; such thermoplastic polyamide resin compositions provide superior impact resistance, heat resistance, low degree of deformation, low degree of contraction, and external appearance, but also superior paint adhesion properties without requiring a primer, and function as an adhesion medium that advantageously may be applied to the interior and exterior parts of an automobile requiring painting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Rhodia Polyamide Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lee-Wook Jang, Yeong-Chool Yu, Jong-Su Lee
  • Patent number: 8247489
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition blended with an inorganic filler, the rubber composition having an improved dispersibility of the inorganic filler, as well as improved low heat generation property and tensile stress. The rubber composition includes a blend of: 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber; 1 to 150 parts by weight of an inorganic filler; and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a copolymer composed of a segment composed of a polyamide polymer and a segment composed of a diene polymer. The segment composed of the diene polymer has a number average molecular weight of not less than 10000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 8242207
    Abstract: A polymeric material from the styrene family, consisting of macromolecular chains grafted by nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups; wherein the macromolecular chains consist of a polymeric backbone to which a grafted agent is attached by at least one covalent bond, the grafting agent comprises, in a single molecule, one or more associative groups capable of being bound by hydrogen bonds, and one or more reactive groups capable of forming covalent bonds with the polymeric backbone, at least one of the associative groups of the modifier is an imidazolidone heterocyclic ring. The polymeric material of the invention can also be blended with other materials such as other polymers, and can thus be modified by elastomeric phases that enhance the impact strength thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Arkema France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Nicolas Dufaure, Sandra Grimaldi, Manuel Hidalgo, Ludwik Leibler, Francois-Genes Tournilhac
  • Patent number: 8236412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition including a polyamide graft polymer including a polyolefin backbone containing a residue of at least one unsaturated monomer having reacted with at least one polyamide graft. The invention also relates to structures, particularly multilayer structures, including said composition. One of the preferred structures of the present invention is a photovoltaic module including said composition. The composition according to the invention can advantageously be used as a binder or encapsulant. It is also used in solar panels and laminated glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Dominique Jousset, Stephane Bizet, Laurent B. Cartier
  • Patent number: 8217114
    Abstract: An aqueous coating resin composition comprising a water-dispersible nonionic resin (A) and a water-dispersible anionic core-shell resin (B), characterized in that the water-dispersible nonionic resin (A) contains a polyoxyalkylene group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a1) at 5-50 mass % of the total polymerizable unsaturated monomer used for production of the resin (A), and the water-dispersible anionic core-shell resin (B) contains an anionic group in the resin. It is possible to provide aqueous coating compositions exhibiting both satisfactory coating manageability and finished appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohichi Kawaguchi, Teppei Oohori, Terutaka Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8211344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a microcrystalline polyamide for obtaining an object having all or part of its outer surface formed from this microcrystalline polyamide and having a particular surface finish, in which: the manufacture of the object comprises steps carried out hot between the Tg (glass transition temperature) and the Tm (melting point) of this microcrystalline polyamide; the transparency of the microcrystalline polyamide is such that the light transmission at 560 nm on a polished object 1 mm in thickness is greater than 80%, advantageously greater than 88%, the transparency being measured on the object obtained by standard processing methods, such as injection molding and sheet extrusion/calendering. Advantageously, the microcrystalline polyamide is such that its degree of crystallinity is greater than 10% and less than 30% (1st DSC heating according to ISO 11357 at 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Thibaut Montanari, Christelle Recoquille
  • Publication number: 20120157628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, amongst other things, a process for manufacturing an impact modifier, concerns impact modified thermoplastic molding compositions and in particular a process for manufacturing and recovering the impact modifiers and their use in polymeric thermoplastic compositions. More particularly the present invention relates to a polymeric impact modifier with a core-shell structure manufactured by a multistage process comprising a special recovery process so that the composition of the thermoplastic polymer containing the impact modifier has a high fluidity while keeping its high impact strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Christophe Navarro, Stephane Girois, Elisabeth Bay, Jean-Claude Saint-Martin, Magali Bergeret-Richaud
  • Patent number: 8198367
    Abstract: A thermoplastic acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin composition of the present invention comprises (a) a bimodal graft copolymer of a conjugated diene rubbery polymer whose average particle diameter of 800 to 1,500 ? and a conjugated diene rubbery polymer whose average particle diameter of 2,500 to 3,500 ?, the conjugated diene rubbery polymers being grafted with an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, (b) an acrylic resin of a methacrylic or acrylic acid alkyl ester compound, an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, (c) a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, and (d) polysiloxane masterbatches. The ABS resin composition has excellent colorability and releasability while maintaining the inherent physical properties (e.g., impact strength and tensile strength) of the base resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Jong You, Seong Lyong Kim
  • Patent number: 8193282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition which excels in impact resistance, dimension stability and rigidity, and also excels in appearance, fluidity and paint film adhesion property, and further which is very useful as manufacturing materials for exterior parts of automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Morio Tsunoda, Hajime Ohyama, Makoto Nakamura, Kiyoji Takagi
  • Patent number: 8158721
    Abstract: This invention relates to processes for the preparation of a dynamically vulcanized alloy comprising at least one isobutylene-containing elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin. More specifically, the processes produce dynamically vulcanized alloys with unique morphological features which have good impermeability and low temperature flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Stevenson, Joseph M. DeLucia, Michael K. Lyon, Jianya Cheng