Abstract: A water soluble polymer comprising a copolyhydroxyaminoether having side-chains of polyalkylene oxides, an aqueous solution of said polymer and process for preparing the copolyhydroxyaminoether.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to fusible catalysts, to processes for their manufactures and to their use in the production of low emission Polyurethane products.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that have an amide linkage and at least two epoxy groups. The compounds are preferably aliphatic.

Abstract: Integrated processes of preparing industrial chemicals starting from seed oil feedstock compositions containing one or more unsaturated fatty acids or unsaturated fatty acid esters, which are essentially free of metathesis catalyst poisons, particularly hydroperoxides; metathesis of the feedstock composition with a lower olefin, such as ethylene, to form a reduced chain olefin, preferably, a reduced chain ?-olefin, and a reduced chain unsaturated acid or ester, preferably, a reduced chain ?,?-unsaturated acid or ester. The reduced chain unsaturated acid or ester may be (trans)esterified to form a polyester polyolefin, which may be epoxidized to form a polyester polyepoxide. The reduced chain unsaturated acid or ester may be hydroformylated with reduction to produce an ?,?-hydroxy acid or ?,?-hydroxy ester, which may be (trans)esterified with a polyol to form an ?,?polyester polyol.

Abstract: A water soluble polymer comprising a copolyhydroxyaminoether having side-chains of polyalkylene oxides, an aqueous solution of said polymer and process for preparing the copolyhydroxyaminoether.

Abstract: A method for performing failure analysis on a semiconductor device under inspection includes preparing of a device sample using an encapsulation material containing a dye, the prepared device sample possibly including a failure area having wicked in encapsulation material containing the dye. The prepared device sample is then sectioned to facilitate viewing a cross section face of the device under inspection. Lastly, a dark field analysis on the prepared device sample is performed with the use of dark field illumination. Responsive to at least one failure area containing wicked in encapsulation material with dye occurring on the cross section face of the device under inspection, the failure area can be readily identified as well as a contrast and perspective of remaining portions of the cross section face being maintained.

Abstract: A self-inflating object (10, 110, 210) includes an expandable body (12, 112) and an inflating mechanism (14, 114) at least partially disposed within the body. The inflating mechanism includes a canister (15, 116) of compressed propellant. The inflating mechanism is actuable to release propellant from the canister in a controlled manner to inhibit freezing of the inflating mechanism and/or the expandable body as the propellant expands thereby to inflate the expandable body.

Abstract: A trampoline water spray device having a tubing which can be attached to a trampoline, the tubing being perforated with a plurality of holes, and where the tubing can be connected to a source of pressurized water and the pressurized water can flow from the plurality of holes to create a plurality of sprays around the circumference of the trampoline.