Abstract: This invention relates to superior bioadhesive compositions having time extended adhesive properties comprising a non-toxic carrier and a polymer having between about 45 and about 70 weight % of units having the structure ##STR1## between about 50 and about 30 weight % of units having the structure ##STR2## and 2 to 7 weight % of an amine salt containing a lactam functionally derived from A and/or B, wherein R is hydrogen, alkoxy, phenyl, carboxy or --N lactam having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkylene and R.sub.2 is C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alkylene; said copolymer having a number average molecular weight of about 40,000 to about 500,000 and a relatively small particle size. The invention also relates to the method of synthesizing and using the above composition.

Abstract: A multi-ply radiation dosage indicator, and method of manufacture, is disclosed including a first ply having visible indicia thereon and a second ply having a radiation sensitive zone overlying the indicia of the first ply. The radiation sensitive zone is capable of changing opacity in response to exposure to a radiation dosage exceeding a predetermined threshold so as to change the visibility of the indicia thereby providing an indication as to whether the indicator has become irradiated. An optical filter ply may be provided overlying the indicia, and the indicator also may be provided with a transparent protective outer ply. A pressure sensitive adhesive ply having a removable release sheet is employed for attaching the indicator to a substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a radiation curable crosslinkable composition containing (a) from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of an initiator containing at least 25% cationic initiator, (b) from about 0 to about 60 wt. % of a polymerizable vinyl ether, epoxide, vinyloxy alkyl urethane or acrylate and (c) from about 35 to about 99.9% wt. % of a polyfunctional alkenyl ether having the formulaA[(CH.sub.2 O).sub.m (Z).sub.r CH.dbd.CHR].sub.nwherein A is a carbon atom, --OCH.dbd.CHR or [C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl].sub.4-n ; R is C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl; Z is C.sub.2 to C.sub.8 alkyleneoxy; r has a value of from 0 to 6; m has a value of from 0 to 1 and at least one of r and m has a positive value; n has a value of from 1 to 4, with the proviso that m is 0 and n is one when A is --OCH.dbd.CHR, n has a value of 2 or 3 when A is [C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl].sub.4-n and n has a value of 4 when A is carbon.

Abstract: A filter apparatus having a bag filter subassembly for collecting contaminating material. The bag filter subassembly includes a bag filter having a top end portion and a gasket ring having a goove receiving the top end portion. The gasket ring has a pair of opposite, upright, axial handles each having a finger-grip, loop portion and a resilient stem portion. The upright handles, which are used for lifting the bag filter from an enclosure vessel deflect down to a radial position when a cover is positioned on the vessel and also spring up when the cover is removed.

Abstract: What is provided herein is a vapor phase process for the production of butyrolactone in which the vapor mixture of the feed compound and hydrogen is provided at high flow rates from finely divided droplets of the feed compound which are vaporized rapidly with hot hydrogen gas.

Abstract: Subject invention relates to alk-1-enyl ether silicates having the formula[X].sub.4-n Si[OR.sub.1 OCH.dbd.CH--R.sub.2 ].sub.nwhereinX is halogen or --OR wherein R is lower alkyl or a mixture of halogen and OR, a mixture of OR and hydrogen or a mixture of halogen and hydrogen;R.sub.1 contains from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and is alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, optionally alkoxylated with up to 20 units of ##STR1## wherein Y is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.2 is each hydrogen or lower alkyl and n has a value of from 1 to 4. The invention also relates to the process for preparing the above vinyl ether silicates and to their use as chemically resistant coatings.

Abstract: A filter apparatus having a bag filter subassembly for collecting contaminating material. The bag filter subassembly includes a bag filter having a top end portion and a gasket ring having a groove receiving the top end portion. The gasket ring is a molded article, composed of a polyurethane composition. The groove has opposite sidewalls with molded protrusions caused by recesses in the top end portion. The recesses can be microscopically small, depending upon the fabric of the filter bag.

Abstract: In this invention, at least two monomers are grafted onto hydroxy-containing cellulose polymer. The invention thus provides a polymer of a cellulose containing a hydroxy group on which is grafted, by replacement of the hydrogen atom of the hydroxy group, with a copolymer having a polymerized lactam-containing moiety and a polymerized quaternized ammonium-containing moiety. The ratio of the polymerized lactam group of the quaternized ammonium moiety in the grafted copolymer can be predetermined to provide polymers which are particularly useful in the hair treatment industry.

Abstract: According to this invention, there is provided a denture adhesive which is a mixed partial salt of a terpolymer of maleic anhydride, (MA) a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl vinyl ether (AVE) and isobutylene (IB) vinyl ether, having a weight average molecular weight of about 30,000 to 400,000, preferably about 50,000 to 350,000. The terpolymer has its components in the molar ratio of MA:AVE:IB of about 1:0.4-0.9:0.1-0.6, preferably about 1:0.5-0.8-0.2-0.5.

Abstract: Water soluble paint remover compositions for the removal of uncured paint are disclosed which avoid the use of toxic organic solvent, in particular, methylene chloride. The inventive compositions comprise an organic carboxylic acid, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and an alkylene glycol ether. Methods for use of the compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a cross-linkable, cationic radiation curable composition comprising (a) a non-volatile vinyl ether, epoxide, acrylate or an oligomer thereof (b) a cationic photoinitiator and (c) a divinyl ether polyacetal oligomer having the formula ##STR1## wherein n has a value of from 1 to 50;X is uniformly sulfur or oxygen;R is C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alkeneoxy alkylene, poly(alkyleneoxy) alkylene, or a branched, linear or cyclic C.sub.2 to C.sub.20 alkylene andR' is phenylene, diphenylene methane, diphenylene propane, xylylene, tolylene, or a branched, linear or cyclic C.sub.2 to C.sub.20 alkylene optionally substituted with an ether, ester, carbonate, carbamate, C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alkyleneoxy alkylene or poly(C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alkyleneoxy) alkylene radical. The invention also relates to the composition cured on a substrate.

Abstract: A non-aerosol shaving gel of the invention consists essentially of a major amount of a resin gel-former which is a crosslinked, neutralized copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl vinyl ether, a water-soluble soap and water.

Abstract: What is described herein is a process for making a copolymer of high specific viscosity by polymerization of maleic anhydride and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl vinyl ether monomer. The invention involves polymerizing said monomers to form a slurry of said copolymer in excess alkyl vinyl ether and toluene and is characterized by the steps of: (a) precharging a reactor with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl vinyl ether as solvent at a reaction temperature, (b) feeding a mixture of maleic anhydride and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl vinyl ether in substantially stoichiometric amounts, preferably with a slight excess of the alkyl vinyl there, and at a selected rate, into said precharged reactor, and (c) simultaneously feeding a predetermined mixture of toluene and a polymerization initiator continuously over substantially the entire period of polymerization.

Abstract: Terpolymers of maleic anhydride, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl vinyl ether and a C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 alpha-olefin, and crosslinked products thereof, are provided herein for use in thickener, adhesive, sunscreen, hair spray, and waterproofing compositions. The alpha-olefin comonomer is a hydrophobic, straight chain, unsaturated hydrocarbon such as dodecene or tetradecene, which is present in the terpolymer in predetermined amounts relative to the hydrophilic maleic anhydride component, to provide a terpolymer having a suitable HLB for these applications.

Abstract: A polymerization process is described herein for making crosslinked copolymers of maleic anhydride and an alkyl vinyl ether characterized in that polymerization is carried out in a solvent system which is a mixture of a carboxylic acid ester and a saturated hydrocarbon, preferably a mixture of ethyl acetate and cyclohexane in the weight ratio of about 35% to 55% ethyl acetate and 45% to 65% cyclohexane.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hair styling gel containing a neutralized, crosslinked maleic anhydride C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl vinyl ether copolymer. The formulation is a clear gel of suitable viscosity and pH. This composition provides effective hair styling at low copolymer levels. The favorable characteristics of the composition includes no drag on comb-out and a clean feel on the hair after use.

Abstract: This invention reltes to vinyl ether siloxanes having the formula ##STR1## wherein Y is alkylene or phenylene optionally substituted with fluorine,R is alkylene or alkylene phenylene,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are lower alkyl,R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl,A is --CH.sub.2 --, ##STR2## W is ##STR3## with the proviso W is ##STR4## when p is one and at least one of W is ##STR5## when p is greater than one; Z is C.sub.2 to C.sub.3 alkylene,X is hydrogen or methyl,B is halo or lower alkyl,m has a value of from 1 to 10,n has a value of from 1 to 20,p has a value of from 0 to 10,r has a value of from 0 to 20,t has a value of from 1 to 100 andv has a value of from 0 to 4.The invention also relates to the process of preparing the present vinyl ether siloxanes and to their use as coating materials.

Abstract: What is disclosed herein is a nail polish remover composition having a cream-like consistency, and, in use, leaves a thin, bufferable coating on the nail which does not yellow, peel or crack, is non-toxic, and which can be removed easily with soap and water. The active components are (a) about 50 to 95% by weight of a solvent to remove nail polish from the nail; and (b) about 0.25-3.0% by weight of a hydrolyzed and neutralized crosslinked maleic anhydride-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl vinyl ether copolymer, which is neutralized with about 0.2 to 2.4% by weight of a neutralizing agent.

Abstract: What is described herein is a precipitation polymerization process and terpolymer products produced thereby. Polymerization is carried out in a reaction mixture of a vinyl lactam, e.g. vinyl pyrrolidone or vinyl caprolactam, a polymerizable carboxylic acid, e.g. acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, and a hydrophobic monomer, e.g. lauryl methacrylate, in a predetermined compositional range, in the presence of a polymerization initiator, and in an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, particularly a C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 saturated hydrocarbon, which is branched or unbranched, cyclic or acylic, and, preferably, is heptane or cyclohexane. The terpolymers are obtained in high yield, as a white powder, which can be filtered and dried easily.

Abstract: The invention relates primarily to quaternized compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein n and n' are each independently integers having a value of from 1 to 25; p is an integer having a value of from 1 to 4; Y and Y' are each independently H or CH.sub.3 ; R is linear alkyl, alkenyl, or amidoalkyl having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted with C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl; Z is linear alkylene having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted with lower alkyl and A.sup.- is an anion.