Abstract: Fully cured reinforced molded resins such as polyesters, polyurea urethanes, polyureas, polyurethanes, polyisocyanurates, polyepoxies and polycarbonate resins can be in-mold coated to cover surface defects such as sink marks and microcracks with an improved coating composition comprising reactive liquid polymers, a vinyl monomer, and certain cross-linkable unsaturated ester resins as co-polymers.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated monomer solutions containing ethylenically unsaturated polyisocyanurate resins are thickened to moldable non-sticky gels by the formation in said solution of minor amounts of cross-linked polyurethane resin mixtures. These are made by the addition of polyisocyanates and certain low molecular weight polyols and urethane formation catalysts. When these moldable gels are fully cured, their physical properties are nearly equal to those cast from the ungelled polyisocyanurate monomer copolymer.

Abstract: Cationic, cross-linkable acrylic-polyester emulsion binder resin systems are described which are useful as adhesives for binding organic, metal, and glass filaments to each other and to various substrates in the preparation of reinforced composites. These novel binder resin systems are derived from copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers having pendant non-functional, cross-linking functional, and cationic groups. The cationic polymer emulsions are particularly useful when they are cross-linked with polyester resin polymer chains such as those formed by condensing unsaturated dicarboxylic acids with polyols and which can be applied as stable aqueous emulsions.

Abstract: Moisture sensitivity of glass used as a reinforcing and fire retarding resin filler is improved by surface treating the particulate or fibrous glass with alkaline solutions of magnesium, calcium, barium, iron, aluminum, lead or zinc compounds.

Abstract: Cationic, cross-linkable acrylic-polyester emulsion binder resin systems are described which are useful as adhesives for binding organic, metal, and glass filaments to each other and to various substrates in the preparation of reinforced composites. These novel binder resin systems are derived from copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers having pendant non-functional, cross-linking functional, and cationic groups. The cationic polymer emulsions are particularly useful when they are cross-linked with polyester resin polymer chains such as those formed by condensing unsaturated dicarboxylic acids with polyols and which can be applied as stable aqueous emulsions.

Abstract: Diesters comprising the reaction product of tetrabromophthalic anhydride and a polyhydroxy compound containing at least 3 hydroxyl groups are disclosed. The diesters are prepared, in one step, by reacting tetrabromophthalic anhydride with the polyhydroxy compound at a temperature of from about 130.degree. C. to about 190.degree. C. in the presence of an alkaline material. The diesters are especially useful in the preparation of fire-retardant, self-extinguishing, polyurethane foams.