Patents by Inventor David L. Dunkelberger
David L. Dunkelberger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 5405670Abstract: A transparent blend composition comprising a methyl methacrylate-tribromophenyl maleimide copolymer and polycarbonate, the weight percent ratio of the copolymer to the polycarbonate being about 1:99 to about 99:1.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1993Date of Patent: April 11, 1995Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Donna M. Wetzel, David L. Dunkelberger
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Patent number: 5346954Abstract: Polymer particles in a size range between 2 and 15 micrometers, and having a refractive index close to, but not identical with, that of a matrix polymer and optionally having one or more enclosing shells, the outer shell being compatible with the matrix polymer, impart light-diffusing properties to the matrix polymer without degrading its physical properties, while the particles having a closer refractive index match to the matrix polymer impart gloss reduction to the surface of the matrix polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1992Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Jiun-Chen Wu, William J. Work, David L. Dunkelberger, Newman M. Bortnick
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Patent number: 5237004Abstract: Polymer particles in a size range between 2 and 15 micrometers, and having a refractive index close to, but not identical with, that of a matrix polymer and optionally having one or more enclosing shells, the outer shell being compatible with the matrix polymer, impart light-diffusing properties to the matrix polymer without degrading its physical properties, while the particles having a closer refractive index match to the matrix polymer impart gloss reduction to the surface of the matrix polymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1991Date of Patent: August 17, 1993Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Jiun-Chen Wu, William J. Work, David L. Dunkelberger, Newman M. Bortnick
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Patent number: 5202380Abstract: The addition of a polyolefin-acrylic graft copolymer to blends of polyolefin and core-shell polymers improves compatibility and allows core-shell polymers to be used as processing and performance modifiers polyolefins. Generally the compatibilizing additive is a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a methacrylate. More specifically, the graft copolymer is derived from at least about 80% of a monomer of a methacrylic ester of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)COOR, where R may be alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, and less than 20%, based on a total monomer weight, of an acrylic or styrenic monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic ester grafted on to a non polar polyolefin trunk, so that at least one chain is a polymer with a weight average molecular weight greater than about 20,000 and is present in a weight ratio with the polyolefin trunk of from about 1:9 to about 4:1.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1992Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Casmir S. Ilenda, David L. Dunkelberger, Dennis J. Labanoski
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Patent number: 5147932Abstract: The addition of a polyolefin-acrylic graft copolymer to blends of polyolefin and core-shell polymers improves compatibility and allows core-shell polymers to be used as processing and performance modifiers polyolefins. Generally the compatibilizing additive is a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a metharcylate. More specifically, the graft copolymer is derived from at least about 80% of a monomer of a methacrylic ester of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)COOR, where R may be alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, and less than 20%, based on a total monomer weight, of an acrylic or styrenic monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic ester grafted on to a non-polar polyolefin trunk, so that at least one chain is a polymer with a weight average molecular weight greater than about 20,000 and is present in a weight ratio with the polyolefin trunk of from about 1:9 to about 4:1.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1992Date of Patent: September 15, 1992Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Casmir S. Ilenda, David L. Dunkelberger, Dennis J. Labanoski
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Patent number: 5109066Abstract: The addition of a polyolefin-acrylic graft copolymer to blends of polyolefin and core-shell polymers improves compatibility and allows core-shell polymers to be use as processing and performance modifiers polyolefins. Generally the compatibilizing additive is a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a methacrylate. More specifically, the graft copolymer is derived from at least about 80% of a monomer of a methacrylic ester of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)COOR, where R may be alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, and less than 20%, based on a total monomer weight, of an acrylic or styrenic monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic ester grafted on to a non-polar polyolefin trunk, so that at least one chain is a polymer with a weight average molecular weight greater than about 20,000 and is present in a weight ratio with the polyolefin trunk of from about 1:9 to about 4:1.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1990Date of Patent: April 28, 1992Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Casmir S. Ilenda, David L. Dunkelberger, Dennis J. Labanoski
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Patent number: 4997884Abstract: The addition of a polyolefin-acrylic graft copolymer to blends of polyolefin and core-shell polymers improves compatibility and allows core-shell polymers to be used as processing and performance modifiers pololefins. Generally the compatibilizing additive is a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a methacrylate. More specifically, the graft copolymer is derived from at least about 80% of a monomer of a methacrylic ester of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)COOR, where R may be alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, and less than 20%, based on a total monomer weight, off an acrylic or styrenic monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic ester grafted on to a non-polar polyolefin trunk, so that at least one chain is a polymer with a weight averge molecular weight greater than about 20,000 and is present in a weight ratio with the polyolefin trunk of from about 1:9 to about 4:1.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1989Date of Patent: March 5, 1991Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Casmir S. Ilenda, David L. Dunkelberger, Dennis J. Labanoski
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Patent number: 4539375Abstract: Improved impact modifier composition comprising elastomeric impact modifier polymer and dunkelsperser in a weight ratio of about 99.5/0.5 to 96/4 which is subject to substantially reduced gel formation in rigid thermoplastic matrix polymer formulations. Also disclosed are such formulations, as well as processes for preparing the improved impact modifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1983Date of Patent: September 3, 1985Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventor: David L. Dunkelberger
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Patent number: 4440905Abstract: Improved impact modifier composition comprising elastomeric impact modifier polymer and dunkelsperser in a weight ratio of about 99.5/0.5 to 96/4 which is subject to substantially reduced gel formation in rigid thermoplastic matrix polymer formulations. Also disclosed are such formulations, as well as processes for preparing the improved impact modifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1981Date of Patent: April 3, 1984Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventor: David L. Dunkelberger
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Patent number: 4167505Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing an impact-resistant, high melt flow polycarbonamide comprising the steps of:(a) preparing an impact modifier concentrate comprising a mixture of (i) 70-90 parts by weight of an acrylic impact modifier and (ii) 10-30 parts by weight of at least one high molecular weight aliphatic polycarbonamide; and(b) mixing 10-30 parts by weight of the impact modifier concentrate from (a) above with 70-90 parts by weight of at least one low molecular weight aliphatic polycarbonamide.The resulting polycarbonamide blends are characterized by high impact resistance and a melt flow which is essentially the same as that of the blend of the acrylic impact modifier and the low molecular weight nylon alone.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1978Date of Patent: September 11, 1979Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventor: David L. Dunkelberger
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Patent number: 4145380Abstract: A three-stage, sequentially produced graft polymer comprises (A) a non-rubbery, hard first stage polymer formed by the sequential polymerization of a monomer charge of 50 to 100 weight percent of a vinylaromatic compound, 0 to 50 weight percent of a different monovinylidene monomer interpolymerizable therewith, and 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyfunctional crosslinking monomer based on the weight of the monomer charge; (B) a second stage rubbery polymer formed by sequentially polymerizing in the presence of the hard polymer Stage (A) a second monomer charge of 50 to 100 weight percent of butadiene, isoprene, chloroprene, an alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof wherein the alkyl group of the alkyl acrylate has about 3 to 8 carbon atoms, 0 to 50 weight percent of a monovinylidene monomer interpolymerizable therewith, and 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent; and (C) a third stage polymer formed by sequentially polymerizing in the presence of the Stage (A) and Stage (B) polymer product aType: GrantFiled: January 19, 1976Date of Patent: March 20, 1979Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Robert M. Myers, David L. Dunkelberger, Daniel T. Carty
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Patent number: 4141935Abstract: Improved thermoplastic polymeric compositions prepared in multiple-stage sequentially produced polymerization are provided. The compositions are characterized as polymer particles having an elastomeric crosslinked core sheathed by three increasingly harder thermoplastic copolymer shells. The polymer particles are preferably isolated, dried and converted into film using heat and pressure.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1978Date of Patent: February 27, 1979Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventor: David L. Dunkelberger
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Patent number: 4064197Abstract: A three-stage, sequentially produced graft polymer comprises (A) a non-rubbery, hard first stage polymer formed by the sequential polymerization of a monomer charge of 50 to 100 weight percent of a vinylaromatic compound, 0 to 50 weight percent of a different monovinylidene monomer interpolymerizable therewith, and 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyfunctional crosslinking monomer based on the weight of the monomer charge; (B) a second stage rubbery polymer formed by sequentially polymerizing in the presence of the hard polymer Stage (A) a second monomer charge of 50 to 100 weight percent of butadiene, isoprene, chloroprene, an alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof wherein the alkyl group of the alkyl acrylate has about 3 to 8 carbon atoms, 0 to 50 weight percent of a monovinylidene monomer interpolymerizable therewith, and 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent; and (C) a third stage polymer formed by sequentially polymerizing in the presence of the Stage (A) and Stage (B) polymer product aType: GrantFiled: January 19, 1976Date of Patent: December 20, 1977Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Robert M. Myers, David L. Dunkelberger, Daniel T. Carty
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Patent number: 3971835Abstract: A three-stage, sequentially produced graft polymer comprises (A) a non-rubbery, hard first stage polymer formed by the sequential polmerization of a monomer charge of 50 to 100 weight percent of a vinylaromatic compound, 0 to 50 weight percent of a different monovinylidene monomer interpolymerizable therewith, and 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyfunctional crosslinking monomer based on the weight of the monomer charge; (B) a second stage rubbery polymer formed by sequentially polymerizing in the presence of the hard polymer Stage (A) a second monomer charge of 50 to 100 weight percent of butadiene, isoprene, chloroprene, an alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof wherein the alkyl group of the alkyl acrylate has about 3 to 8 carbon atoms, 0 to 50 weight percent of a monovinylidene monomer interpolymerizable therewith, and 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyfunctional cross-linking agent; and (C) a third stage polymer formed by sequentially polymerizing in the presence of the Stage (A) and Stage (B) polymer product aType: GrantFiled: August 5, 1974Date of Patent: July 27, 1976Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Robert M. Myers, David L. Dunkelberger, Daniel T. Carty