Patents Examined by Carmen J. Seccuro
  • Patent number: 5539056
    Abstract: This invention relates to polypropylene blends, particularly blends of high molecular weight amorphous polypropylene with low molecular weight isotactic polypropylene. These blends exhibit unusual elastomeric properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Henry W. Yang, Jo Ann M. Canich, Gary F. Licciardi
  • Patent number: 5314956
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polypropylene resin composition of a high syndiotacticity comprising a substantial homopolymer of propylene, in which the ratio of the intensity of the peak attributable to the syndiotactic pentad bonds to the sum of the intensities of all the peaks attributable to the methyl groups in the spectrum of the methyl groups measured by .sup.13 C-NMR is 0.7 or more, and a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, and a preparation process thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tadashi Asanuma, Tetsunosuke Shiomura, Nobutaka Uchikawa, Tutomu Iwatani, Katsumi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 5173536
    Abstract: A blend comprising:(a) an isotactic polypropylene matrix containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer dispersed phase, said combination having dual melting peaks, a first peak in the range of about 150.degree. C. to about 165.degree. C., attributable to the matrix, and a second peak in the range of about 123.degree. C. to about 132.degree. C. having at least about 2.2 calories per gram melting endotherm, attributable to the copolymer, component (a) being present in the blend in an amount of about 60 to about 90 percent by weight based on the weight of the blend; and(b) an ethylene/1-butene copolymer containing about 85 to about 90 percent by weight ethylene; having a density in the range of about 0.890 to about 0.910 gram per cubic centimeter; and having an Mw/Mn ratio of up to about 8, component (b) being present in the blend in an amount of abut 10 to about 40 percent by weight based on the weight of the blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Harold K. Ficker
  • Patent number: 5045598
    Abstract: Slit film yarn based on propylene polymer, resistant to postfibrillation. The propylene polymer is a block copolymer of propylene and ethylene made up of chain segments consisting of propylene homopolymer and of chain segments consisting of random copolymer of propylene and ethylene.This slit film yarn is suitable for the manufacture of synthetic lawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Solvay & Cie (Soci e/ te Anonyme)
    Inventors: Jean Duez, Daniel Van Houcke
  • Patent number: 4814374
    Abstract: Polymeric blends based on vinyl-aromatic polymers endowed with high tenacity and chemical resistance comprising:from 10 to 90% by weight of a vinyl-chloride polymer;from 90 to 10% by weight of a vinyl-aromatic copolymer containing from 2 to 25% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile and a quantity not exceeding 15% by weight of a rubber, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Montedipe S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Biglione, Andrea Mattiussi, Giorgio Vittadini
  • Patent number: 4806581
    Abstract: Graft polymers are prepared by reacting an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer with a polymer of an olefin of 2 to about 8 carbon atoms in a process wherein the olefin polymer is substantially insoluble in the monomer but is capable of absorbing the monomer. In a preferred aspect, a vinyl halide polyolefin graft polymer is produced by reacting a solid polyolefin particle with a vinyl halide monomer in which the polyolefin is substantially insoluble, but is capable of absorbing the monomer. The solid particles can be contacted with the monomer in one step or in stages. When the stage-wise reaction is continued until the proportion of polyolefin in the polymer product is about 2 to about 20 weight percent, the resulting product can be formed to a transparent or translucent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Leigh E. Walker
  • Patent number: 4590241
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer blends containing normally incompatible polymers prepared by incorporating into one polymer repeating units containing pendant cyclic iminoether groups to form a first reactive polymer and another reactive polymer having coreactive groups to form a second reactive polymer which is capable of reacting with said first reactive polymer to form linkages between the polymers wherein said blend is characterized by said first or second reactive polymer being blended or extended with miscible polymer(s) to form a reactive blend thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventor: Ronald W. Hohlfeld