Patents Issued in November 9, 2004
  • Patent number: 6815454
    Abstract: The present invention provides a percutaneously applicable preparation containing an antidementia medicament, wherein the antidementia medicament is incorporated a higher alcohol, a lactate of a higher alcohol, an ester of a higher fatty acid and a lower alcohol, or an ester of a fatty acid having 6-18 carbon atoms and propyleneglycol. The present invention also provides a rectum applicable preparation containing an antidementia medicament, wherein the antidementia medicament is incorporated a tiriglyceride of a fatty acid and/or a water-soluble macromolecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Eisai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naokazu Murahashi, Akira Kato, Yukiko Sugaya, Hidenobu Ando
  • Patent number: 6815455
    Abstract: A benzimidazole compound or a salt thereof which has an inhibitory action of foaming of macrophages and is useful as an active ingredient of a medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of arteriosclerosis, which is represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a lower alkoxy group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group; R3 represents a functional group on the ring; A represents O or CH2 or CH that forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon atom; L represents a C4-C8 alkylene group or an ethyleneoxy linking group represented by (CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2 wherein n represents 1 or 2; X represents O, S or methylene group; and m represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Kazuhiro Aikawa, Masayuki Kawakami, Yongzhe Yan
  • Patent number: 6815456
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof for the therapeutic treatment of disorders relating to or affected by the 5-HT6 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Ping Zhou, Boyd Lynn Harrison, Yanfang Li
  • Patent number: 6815457
    Abstract: A polymorphic form of 5-[4-[2-(N-methyl-N-(2-pyridyl)amino)ethoxy]-benzyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione, maleic acid salt (the “Polymorph”) characterized in that it: (i) provides an infra red spectrum containing peaks at 1360, 1326, 1241, 714 and 669 cm−1; and/or (ii) provides a Raman spectrum containing peaks at 1581, 768, 670, 271 and 226 cm−1; and/or (iii) provides a solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum containing peaks at chemical shifts substantially as set out in Table I; and/or (iv) provides an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern containing peaks substantially as set out in Table II; a process for preparing such a compound, a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound and the use of such a compound in medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: Paul David James Blackler, Robert Gordon Giles, Michael Sasse
  • Patent number: 6815458
    Abstract: Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of disease conditions in which modification of serotonergic receptor activity has a beneficial effect. In the method, an effective amount of a compound is adminstered to a patient in need of such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventors: Carl-Magnus A. Andersson, Glenn Croston, Eva Louise Hansen, Allan Kjaersgaard Uldam
  • Patent number: 6815459
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel seleno compounds containing nitrone moiety, a process for preparing the same, the use of the novel compounds as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing various medical dysfunctions and diseases arising from reactive oxygen species, in particular stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease. The compounds of the invention have similar or superior lipid peroxidation (LPO) inhibition activity to the reference compounds. While showing lower toxicity and better water solubility, they also effectively inhibit the cerebral neuronal cell death caused by ROS and show neuroprotective effects against ischemic neuronal degeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sam-Sung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Bo Ko, Eu-Gene Oh, Eon-Kyeom Kim, Won-Yeob Kim, Dennis W. Choi, Laura L. Dugan, Jae-Young Koh, Moo-Ho Won, Myung-Bok Wie
  • Patent number: 6815460
    Abstract: Prodrugs of COX-2 inhibitors and methods of their preparation are described. The prodrugs of COX-2 inhibitors are described as being useful in treating inflammation and inflammation-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: John J Talley, James W Malecha, Stephen Bertenshaw, Matthew J Graneto, Jeffery Carter, Jinglin Li, Srinivasan Nagarajan, David L Brown, Donald J Rogier, Jr., Thomas D Penning, Ish K Khanna, Xiangdong Xu, Richard M Weier
  • Patent number: 6815461
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of inhibiting retroviral integrase in a subject in need of such treatment. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective retroviral integrase inhibiting amount of a bis-benzimidazole compound such as bis[5-amidino-2-benzimidazolyl]methane, 1,2-bis[5-amidino-2-benzimidazolyl]ethane, 1,2-bis[5-amidino-2-benzimidazolyl]ethene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method for combatting retroviral infections is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Christine C. Dykstra, Ronald I. Swanstrom, Richard R. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 6815462
    Abstract: The invention relates to new carbohydrate derivatives of paclitaxel and docetaxel with increased solubility in water as compared to the parent compounds, paclitaxel and docetaxel These derivatives are produced from naturally occurring precursor molecules which upon hydrolysis yield these natural precursors and the original paclitaxel and docetaxel molecules. The present invention also relates to the composition and the use of such derivatives for cancer therapy. These derivatives may also be used in antifungal or antiviral therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Bioxel Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Michel Pagé
  • Patent number: 6815463
    Abstract: Laulimalide compounds, intermediates thereto and methods for their preparation, and methods for their use in the treatment of diseases characterized by cellular hyperproliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Kosan Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Ashley, Brian Metcalf
  • Patent number: 6815464
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method for the treatment of pain comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein phenyl is substituted at X with one to five halogen atoms selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine; and, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl; wherein C1-C4 alkyl is optionally substituted with phenyl (wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, amino, nitro and cyano).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos R. Plata-Salaman, Boyu Zhao, Roy E. Twyman
  • Patent number: 6815465
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) wherein R stands for a group of general formula —COOR1, —CONR2R3, —CONR4CONR4R5 or —CH2OR6, wherein R1 stands for a C2-6 alkyl group; a C1-6 alkyl group substituted; or a C3-6 cycloalkyl group; R2 and R3 are identical or different and stand independently from each other for hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group which optionally may be substituted; a 5- or 6-membered cycloalkyl or a heteroaryl group; and their tautomers, solvates and the mixtures thereof and acid addition salts of these compounds. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of general formula (I) as active agent. The angiogenesis-inhibitors according to the invention inhibit the neovascularization in living tissues and as such can be used for preventing and inhibiting angiogenesis appearing in connection with tumor growth and for preventing the formation of tumor metastases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: IVAX International GmbH
    Inventors: Nándor Makk, Gábor Ambrus, Anikó Tegdes, András Jeney, Ferenc Timár
  • Patent number: 6815466
    Abstract: A colloidally and sedimentation stable coating composition containing ion exchange resins is disclosed. A method of using a colloidally and sedimentation stable coating composition containing ion exchange resins is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventor: Paul Ralph Van Rheenen
  • Patent number: 6815467
    Abstract: A method for producing a polyoxyalkylene polyol which comprises subjecting propylene oxide and ethylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization with an initiator in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the polyoxyalkylene polyol is a polyoxyalkylene polyol obtained by subjecting propylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization with an initiator in the presence of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst to form an oxypropylene block chain, subjecting ethylene oxide and propylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization randomly to form an oxyalkylene random chain, changing the catalyst and subjecting ethylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst to form an oxyethylene block chain, and the polyoxyalkylene polyol is a polyoxyalkylene polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 5 to 56 mgKOH/g, a proportion of an initiator residue of at most 25 mass %, a proportion of the oxypropylene block chain of from 5 to 50 mass %, a total oxyethylene group c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinori Toyota, Akio Horie, Hiroshi Wada, Kayoko Sugiyama, Etsuko Akagi
  • Patent number: 6815468
    Abstract: A radiation-curable composition for use as a base coat in printing on plastic substrates such as polycarbonate. The radiation-curable composition comprises: (i) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is capable of being photopolymerized; (ii) a photoinitiator that is capable of initiating the polymerization of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (i) when irradiated with ultra-voilet light; (iii) an inorganic transfer agent; (iv) an adhesion promoter; and (v) optionally, a pigment. The base coat is suitable for use in printing plastics substrates using electrostatic offset printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sericol Limited
    Inventors: Keith Edward Nixon, Angelique Catherine Joyce Runacre
  • Patent number: 6815469
    Abstract: A biodegradable, injectable oligomer-polymer composition is described, which consists of a combination of at least two biologically degradable inert materials and at least one biologically active ingredient. The inventive, oligomer-polymer composition coagulates when injected into the body of a mammal and forms an implant, from which the biologically active ingredient is released. The rate of release can be adjusted by controlling the type and amount of the ingredients of the oligomer-polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Jenapharm GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Voelkel, Manuela Pfeiffer, Sabine Fricke
  • Patent number: 6815470
    Abstract: A dental catalyst for chemical polymerization comprising an acidic compound, an organic peroxide such as cumene hydroperoxide, and aryl borate compound such as sodium tetraphenylborate, but without substantially containing amine compound. This catalyst is chemically highly stable, is easy to handle, is highly active, is less likely to be impaired by polymerization, and does not cause the cured product to be tinted or discolored, and is very useful for the dental restorative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Ibaragi, Hideki Kazama, Makoto Oguri
  • Patent number: 6815471
    Abstract: Disclosed is an erasable colored pencil lead composition comprising, in an embodiment, a colorant, one or more binder resins, an antioxidant, a fibrillatable or fibrillated material, and a filler. Also disclosed is a colored pencil lead composition which produces marks on paper, which are easily erased by ordinary pencil eraser. The mark made using the composition has a cohesive nature that assists in the removal from paper in sheet or film like sections by the use of an ordinary pencil eraser without smearing or leaving a residue. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is free or substantially free of low melting waxes or waxy materials. The colored pencil lead composition may further include a lubricant. Also disclosed is a method for using a colored pencil lead composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Binney & Smith Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Leidner, David Hacker
  • Patent number: 6815472
    Abstract: A golf ball comprising a core; and a cover layer disposed concentrically about the core; wherein at least one of the core or the cover is formed of a polymer comprising lipid-based nanotubules in which an active compound is microencapsulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: William B. Lacy
  • Patent number: 6815473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition having improved hysteresis properties in the cross-linked state which is useful for constituting a tire tread, to a process for preparation of such a cross-linkable composition, to a tread of this type and to a tire having reduced rolling resistance. The rubber composition according to the invention is based on: an elastomeric matrix comprising at least one diene elastomer which comprises a carboxylic acid function at one or at each of its two chain ends, and a reinforcing filler comprising a reinforcing inorganic filler, wherein said diene elastomer has a molecular weight which is greater than 80,000 g/mol, and it is present in a majority quantity in said elastomeric matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Robert, Jean-Michel Favrot, Corinne Fradin-Cohas
  • Patent number: 6815474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water-based intaglio printing ink especially suited for the intaglio printing of security documents, such as postage stamps, stock certificates and the like, wherein the water-based intaglio printing ink having a) an epoxy resin ester reacted with an unsaturated monobasic acid and a reactive monomer, b) a glycol and/or glycol ether c) a pigment, d) a monoalkanolamine, e) a drier and f) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Malanga, Solomon J. Nachfolger
  • Patent number: 6815475
    Abstract: Compositions comprising hydrogenated block copolymers can be successfully used in a variety of applications including films, profiles, sheets, pultruded articles, fibers, coated articles, injection molded articles and blow or rotational molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Donald, Jerry L. Hahnfeld, Gary D. Parsons, Stephen F. Hahn, Rajen M. Patel, Calvin P. Esneault, Laura M. Phipps, James E. Pate, III
  • Patent number: 6815476
    Abstract: A flame retardant moldable thermoplastic resin composition consisting of a thermoplastic resin and a flame retardant consisting of a combination of a low molecular weight phosphate having a molecular weight of about 500 to about 2000 and a high molecular weight phosphate having a molecular weight of about 2300 to about 11,000 and to articles molded therewith. The composition has a high heat deflection temperature, good impact resistance, excellent flame retardancy and good flow for easier processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Qamar Bhatia, Robert Howe
  • Patent number: 6815477
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flame-retardant polyamide resin composition which neither causes environment pollution nor liberates toxic combustion gases, exhibits good flame-retardancy even if an inorganic filler is compounded with the polyamide-based resin, and hardly stains the mold during molding. Provision of a flame-retardant polyamide resin composition comprising (A) 20 to 89 wt.-% of a polyamide-base resin consisting of a polyamide resin obtained from xylylene diamine and an &agr;,&ohgr;-straight-chain aliphatic dibasic acid, (B) 1 to 30 wt.-% of a salt of polyphosphoric acid and melamine, and (C) 10 to 50 wt.-% of inorganic filler; and of electrical parts employing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: EC-Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Arai, Tadashi Takeda, Katsuo Kobori, Osamu Hamazoe
  • Patent number: 6815478
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chlorine-containing polymer vulcanizing composition with improved preservation stability. The present invention is a chlorine-containing polymer vulcanizing composition obtained by blending (a) a zeolite compound, (b) a vulcanizing agent, and (c) an optional organic vulcanization accelerator. The zeolite compound can be natural zeolite, an A-type, X-type, or Y-type synthetic zeolite, a sodalite, natural or synthetic mordenite, ZSM-5, or a metal substitution product thereof. The zeolite compound is preferably an activated zeolite compound. With respect to 100 parts by weight of chlorinated polyethylene, (a) preferably 0.5 to 30 parts by weight, more preferably 5 to 25 parts by weight, of the zeolite compound, (b) preferably 0.1 to 5 parts by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 3 parts by weight, of the vulcanizing agent, and (c) preferably 0.5 to 3 mol, more preferably 0.7 to 1.5 mol, of the vulcanization accelerator with respect to 1 mol of (b) the vulcanizing agent are blended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Daiso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Tsujimura, Kozo Misumi, Toshiyuki Funayama, Kazunori Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6815479
    Abstract: A composition and method for forming a hydrocarbon polymer composition of molded articles that exhibit desirable combinations of stiffness and impact resistance, wherein the composition contains a mineral filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Mark Gary Weinberg, Edmund Arthur Flexman
  • Patent number: 6815480
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition of (a) an acid copolymer, (b) a salt of a high molecular weight, monomeric organic acid; (c) a thermoplastic polymer selected from copolyetheresters, elastomeric polyolefins, styrene diene block copolymers, elastomeric polyolefins thermoplastic polyurethanes and copolyetheramides; (d) cation source; and (d) optionally a filler. Also included is use of such compositions in components of one-, two- and three-piece golf balls or multi-layered golf balls made therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Statz, John C. Chen, John Francis Hagman
  • Patent number: 6815481
    Abstract: A polybutadiene composition comprising a polybutadiene type polymer and a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aromatic ring, X and Y each independently represent an alkylene group having one or two carbon atoms, an oxygen atom or a carbonyl group, is provided; and thermal degradation of the polybutadiene type polymer can be prevented even in an air-free environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kunihito Miyake, Hironobu Iyama, Mutsuko Higo
  • Patent number: 6815482
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thin packaging film made out of a thermoplastic material with anti-UV properties, characterized in that its composition further comprises a combination of at least one organic compound with at least one inorganic UV-absorbent compound, for improved barrier against UV rays, and improved transparency. Preferably, the organic compound is a benzotriazole, and the inorganic compound is micronized zinc oxide. More preferably, the material for the film further comprises a binder compound, for example a benzophenone, in order to improve the compatibility between the organic component and the base-resin. Preferably, the film thickness is below 80 &mgr;m, more preferably below 35 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Wolfgang Friedrich Hirn, Rached Menif
  • Patent number: 6815483
    Abstract: Copolymers of polycarbonates or polyarylates with polyether polymers such as polyethersulfones, polyetherketones, and polyetherimides are prepared by reaction of the polyether polymer-forming reagents, e.g., bisphenol A disodium salt and bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone, in the presence of the polycarbonate or polyarylate. The reaction may take place in a dipolar aprotic solvent, or in a water-immiscible aromatic solvent in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst, preferably a hexaalkylguanidinium halide. Hydroxy-terminated polyether oligomers may be produced from the copolymers by saponification of carbonate or ester groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Tohru Takekoshi
  • Patent number: 6815484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rubber mixtures with improved processing behavior and high filler activity, containing 1,4-butenediol and/or 1,4-butenediol polyether, as well as the use of the rubber mixtures for the production of vulcanizates, in particular for the production of highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant molded articles, and preferably for the production of tires that have a low rolling resistance and a high abrasion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Scholl, Hermann-Josef Weidenhaupt
  • Patent number: 6815485
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a resin composition with which color tone, moldability, heat resistance, flame retardancy and mechanical properties are simultaneously attained each in a sufficient level and which is particularly excellent in color tone and less generation of foreign matter. Specifically, the present invention provides a resin composition obtained by melt-kneading: (A) 99 to 1 wt. % of a functionalized polyphenylene ether resin obtained by reacting a mixture of: (a) 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene ether, and (b) 0.01 to 10.0 parts by weight of a modifier selected from non-aromatic conjugated diene compounds, dienophile compounds having one dienophile group and precursors for these diene or dienophile compounds at a reaction temperature of from room temperature to the melting point of (a); and (B) 1 to 99 wt. % of a liquid-crystal polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kamo
  • Patent number: 6815486
    Abstract: A phase change composition comprises: a matrix comprising a silicone-organic block copolymer, and a thermally conductive filler. The composition can be used as a thermal interface material in electronic devices. The composition is formulated to have any desired phase change temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Dorab Edul Bhagwagar, Andrew Anthony Mojica, Kimmai Thi Nguyen
  • Patent number: 6815487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition having improved hysteresis properties in the cross-linked state which is useful for the manufacture of treads for tires. The rubber composition of the present invention comprises at least one diene elastomer having a molar ratio of units originating from conjugated dienes which is greater than 30% and comprising carboxylic acid functions along its chain, and a reinforcing inorganic filler. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing such a cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition as well as to a tire having reduced rolling resistance and a tread for a tire where the tread comprises the rubber composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Robert, Jean-Michel Favrot, Philippe Laubry, Fanny Barbotin
  • Patent number: 6815488
    Abstract: A process for producing a thermoplastic resin composition is disclosed and comprises melt-kneading a resin composition containing from 40 to 90 parts by weight of (A) a polyamide resin, from 5 to 50 parts by weight of (B) a polyphenylene ether resin, from 5 to 30 parts by weight of (C) an aromatic vinyl compound-aliphatic hydrocarbon copolymer and from 0 to 30 parts by weight of (D) a polyolefin resin, per 100 parts by weight in total of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D), and further containing from 0.01 to 1.5 parts by weight of (E) an &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof per 100 parts by weight of the component (B), wherein the components (B), (C) and (E) are added from the upstream end of a melt-kneading machine and the component (A) is added part-way through the melt-kneading machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ken Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6815489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a composition for coating, wherein a layered, inorganic filler is subjected to an ion exchange with a modifier, which modifier comprises at least two ionic groups, which groups are separated from each other by at least four atoms, and wherein the modified filer, together with a polymer, is dispersed in a diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Hartmut Rudolf Fischer, Lawrence Fabian Batenburg, Harmen Anne Meinema, Marinus Pieter Hogerheide, Cornelis Hermanus Arnoldus Rentrop
  • Patent number: 6815490
    Abstract: Propylene polymers contain a) from 50 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene homopolymer having a melt flow index of from 0.1 to 100 g/10 min., at 230° C. and under a weight of 2.16 kg, according to ISO standard 1133, and an isotacticity index of at least 98%, b) from 5 to 50 parts by weight of an ethylene copolymer containing from 4 to 40% by weight of polymerized C4-C20-alk-1-ene and having a density of from 0.865 to 0.920 g/cm3 and c) from 0 to 1.5 parts by weight of a nucleating agent, the sum of the parts by weight of the propylene homopolymer a) and of the ethylene copolymer b) always being 100 parts by weight. The propylene polymers are distinguished in particular by high rigidity and little tendency to white fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Seelert, Klaus-Dieter Rümpler
  • Patent number: 6815491
    Abstract: A reinforced thermoplastic composition includes a poly(arylene ether), a poly(alkenyl aromatic) compound, a polyolefin, a hydrogenated block copolymer with a high alkenyl aromatic content, a polyolefin-graft-cyclic anhydride copolymer, and a reinforcing filler. The composition exhibits high stiffness while maintaining high impact strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric
    Inventors: Adeyinka Adedeji, Thomas J. Hartle, John C. Haylock
  • Patent number: 6815492
    Abstract: Rubber aircraft parts are made of the cured form of a curable composition comprising a perfluoropolyether polymer having a perfluoropolyether backbone and at least one reactive group, a crosslinking agent for crosslinking the polymer, and a silica filler having an average particle size of 0.001-10 &mgr;m. By providing dramatically improved sealability at low temperatures of −25 to −55° C., particularly during use in a dynamic state, and much improved resistance to amines and other chemicals, such rubber parts can ensure the reliable sealability of fluid line junctions in jet engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Masatoshi Arai, Yasuhisa Osawa, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 6815493
    Abstract: Internal softness and surface smoothness are obtainable for textiles on treating them with a composition containing amino-functional polyorganosiloxanes. The composition may be prepared by simply mixing two separately prepared polysiloxane emulsions. Each emulsion contains an amino-functional polyorganosiloxane having a certain minimum content of nitrogen. One of the two separately prepared emulsions is a macroemulsion, the other a microemulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Harald Chrobaczek, Michael Geubtner, Ralf Goretzki, Günther Tschida
  • Patent number: 6815494
    Abstract: Aqueous coating material comprising (A) water-dispersible hydroxy-functional binder component containing urethane groups, (B) water-dispersible binder component containing urethane groups and blocked isocyanate groups, (C) water-dispersible amino resin, and optionally (D) water-dispersible hydroxy-functional polyester, the binder component (B) being preparable by (B1) preparing a polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups from at least one polyol and at least one polyisocyanate, (B2) reacting the polyurethane prepolymer (B1) containing isocyanate groups with a chain extender to give a hydroxyl-containing chain-extended polyurethane prepolymer, (B3) reacting the hydroxyl-containing chain-extended polyurethane prepolymer (B2) with at least one polyisocyanate to give a further polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups, and (B4) blocking some or all of the isocyanate groups of the chain-extended polyurethane prepolymer (B3) containing isocyanate groups with a blocking agent to give a polyuret
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Coatings AG
    Inventors: Georg Wigger, Ulrike Röckrath, Bärbel Wiatr, Marita Schilling, Ralf Stein
  • Patent number: 6815495
    Abstract: A coating solution for producing a cured coating, particularly for metallic surfaces, includes (1) a binder containing organic polymers with optional organic or inorganic addictions and (2) at least one of a melamine resin, an epoxy resin, a polyurethane resin, an alkyd resin, or mixtures thereof. The coating solution, in the liquid state, contains water. The binder contains 50-100% phenolic resin, preferably based on phenol and/or resorcinol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Anita Marten, Daniela Maichel
  • Patent number: 6815496
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition excellent in softness, permanent compression set (both short- and long-term) and resistance to oil, and controlled in bleed-out of the softening agent. It is another object of the present invention to provide a formed article and composite formed article of the above thermoplastic elastomer composition. The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing (a) 100 parts by weight of at least one hydrogenated block copolymer, (b) 30 to 150 parts by weight of a non-aromatic-based softening agent for rubber and (c) 3 to 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 70 to 140° C., determined by the DSC analysis, and melt viscosity of 400 to 100,000 cps at 140° C., and formed article and composite formed article thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Riken Technos Corp.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Takaaki Suka
  • Patent number: 6815497
    Abstract: Disclosed are adhesive formulations as creping process aids for producing an absorbent creped cellulosic sheet having a high level of surface-perceived softness that comprises continuously forming a web of cellulosic papermaking fibers, adhering said web to a thermal drying means by means of adhesive compositions comprising polymers having at least one primary or secondary amine group in the backbone such as chitosan, plolyvinylamine, polyvinyl alcohol-vinyl amine and polyaminoamide in combination with crosslinking agents such as zirconium compounds having a valence of plus four including ammonium zirconium carbonate, zirconium acetylacetonate, zirconium acetate, zirconium carbonate, zirconium sulfate, zirconium phosphate, potassium zirconium carbonate, zirconium sodium phosphate and sodium zirconium tartrate and creping said treated web from said thermal drying means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Fort James Corporation
    Inventors: Phuong Van Luu, Cristian M. Neculescu, Dawn M. Mews
  • Patent number: 6815498
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a reaction product (A), which comprises the following stage (i): (i) Reaction, under free radical conditions, of a reaction mixture comprising at least one monomer (a), capable of free radical reaction in the presence of at least one free radical initiator and a compound of the formula (I)  where R1 to R4, independently of one another, are each hydrogen, an alkyl radical, cycloalkyl radical or aralkyl radical, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted, an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon radical, with the proviso that at least two of the radicals R1 to R4 are an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon radical, or R1 and R2 or R3 and R4, in each case in pairs, are a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and a functional group which, in conjugation with the C—C double bond in the formula I, has a multiple bond between a carbon atom and a heteroatom, 10% by weight or less of wate
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roman Benedikt Raether, Bernd Modery, Frank Braun, Susanne Brinkmann-Rengel, David Christie, Sylke Haremza
  • Patent number: 6815499
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to substantially improve the compatibility between a radical copolymerizable unsaturated resin and an addition polymerized polymer (thermoplastic resin) which is added for the purpose of low profile and improvement of physical properties. The present invention provides a compatibilizing agent for compatibilizing a radical copolymerizable unsaturated resin with an addition polymerized polymer, characterized in that said compatibilizing agent is a graft copolymer (A) which contains a styrene monomer as a principal component, and has a principal chain (A1) consisting of a copolymer with a (meth)acrylate monomer and a side chain (A2) selected from a ring-opening polymerized polyether side chain consisting of a polyoxyalkylene ether, a polyester side chain, and a polycarbonate side chain, the side chain (A2) being bonded to the principal chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Yasumura, Akira Takano
  • Patent number: 6815500
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing a composition comprising a vinylaromatic polymer enclosing rubber nodules. The invention is characterised in that it includes a step for polymerising at least one vinylaromatic monomer in the presence of rubber, a polymerisation initiator and a stable free radical, said step being such that [FSFR×(SFR)]: [FAMO×(AMO)] range from 0.05 to 1, FFSR and FAMO representing the functionality of the stable free radical and the initiator respectively and (SFR) and (AMO) representing the molar quantities of the stable free radical and the initiator respectively, The final composition is particularly resistant to shock and/or shiny.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Atofina
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Boutillier
  • Patent number: 6815501
    Abstract: Dual cure coating composition comprising resin solids, said resin solids being composed of (a) 30 to 90 wt. % of at least one hydroxy-functional polyester urethane having olefinic double bonds, (b) 0 to 60 wt. % of at least one binder other than the polyester urethane (a) and/or at least one reactive diluent, and (c) 10 to 50 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Carmen Flosbach, Thomas Fey, Eva Frigge
  • Patent number: 6815502
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further directed to fiber-containing fabrics and webs comprising ion-sensitive, water-dispersible binder compositions and their applicability in water-dispersible personal care products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lang, Kelly D. Branham, Franklin M. Chen, Eric D. Johnson, Jeffrey D. Lindsay, Kim G. Schick, Walter T. Schultz, Tong Sun, Yihua Chang, Pavneet S. Mumick, William S. Pomplun, Dave A. Soerens, Kenneth Y. Wang
  • Patent number: 6815503
    Abstract: Provided are a novel polypropylene resin composition, a gas permeable film comprising the same and provided with satisfactory optical characteristics (transparency, gloss and see throughness) as well as an excellent gas permeability (water vapor, oxygen and ethylene gas) without damaging a rigidity and a vegetable and fruit freshness long term-maintaining method using the above gas permeable film for a wrapping film. The polypropylene resin composition described above comprises 40 to 95% by weight of a propylene polymer (A) and 5 to 60% by weight of an ethylene/propylene/butene random copolymer (B) having a butene content of 3 to 40% by weight and an ethylene content of 10 to 30% by weight, wherein a ratio (&eegr;B/&eegr;A) of an intrinsic viscosity &eegr;B of the component (B) described above to an intrinsic viscosity &eegr;A of the component (A) described above falls in a range of 0.5 to 1.3; and the &eegr;B described above falls in a range of 0.5 to 3.0 dl/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Nakata, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takanori Nakashima, Shinichi Akitaya