Abstract: A recording material for ink jet printing for forming images thereon with an ink composition by ink jet printing is disclosed, which comprises a base material and a surface recording layer formed thereon, the surface recording layer contains at least a surface active agent which does not form a material insoluble in the ink composition in combination with a dye contained in the ink composition.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium having improved lubricity and durability properties which comprises a magnetic powder, a resin binder and an ester compound of the formula (1): ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are each a straight or branched, saturated alkyl having 1 to 25 carbon atoms and R3 is an unsaturated hydrocarbon group or a straight or branched, saturated alkyl and has 7 to 27 carbon atoms, provided that the total carbon atom number of R1 and R2 ranges from 18 to 32 when R3 is the unsaturated hydrocarbon group and that ranges from 22 to 32 when R3 is the saturated alkyl. It is improved in lubricity and durability.

Abstract: A fire retardant composition in a stable liquid form comprises the reaction product of an aqueous aldehyde, preferably formaldehyde, solution, at least one alcohol solvent, an alkanolamine, an organic catalyst, ammonium hydroxide, urea and an aqueous phosphoric acid solution. The aldehyde and urea are included in an approximately 1:1 weight ratio. A method of forming the reaction product comprises adding urea to a mixture of aldehyde, alcohol, alkanolamine, organic catalyst and ammonium hydroxide, and heating the resultant mixture to at least 150.degree. F.

Abstract: An impregnated soft, flat sealing gasket made by a process including the consecutive steps of preparing a gasket material selected from the group consisting of organic fibers, inorganic fibers, synthetic fibers and mixtures thereof and a binder; forming a fiber mat from the gasket material; impregnating the fiber mat with a cross-linkable impregnating agent and at least partly cross-linking the impregnating agent in the fiber mat; and adding to the fiber material, in a fine distribution therein, a duromer synthetic resin prior to the impregnating step and as early as simultaneously with the preparing step.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to thermoset resinous compositions having utility in the area of surface coating and molding applications, the latter including the preparation of high performance composites and the use in reaction injection molding processes. The contemplated compositions are obtained by polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising a polyfunctional 2-oxazoline compound, a compound or oligomer containing a plurality of aromatic hydroxyl groups and a polyfunctional epoxide.

Abstract: Thermoplastic laminae are given scratch and mar resistance on an external face as well as protection from incompatible additives of adjacent adhesive layers on an internal face by a single cross-linked protective coating.

Abstract: A magnetic recording material which comprises a non-magnetic substrate, and a magnetic layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate. The magnetic layer is made of a uniform dispersion of a magnetic powder in a mixture of epoxy and urea resins used in an amount from 40 to 200 wt % of the magnetic powder.

Abstract: The object of the present invention are new thermoset resins having quickened curing, a process for their preparation, and their applications. The resins according to the invention consist, at least in part, of the products resulting from the polycondensation of one or more pyridine derivatives containing at least two methyl groups in the 2, 4 or 6 positions, with one or more aromatic dialdehydes, and the addition of one or more additives consisting of phenol compounds. These resins are used to the fabrication of composite materials.

Abstract: A compounded and plasticized vinyl chloride polymer layer, optionally supported such as with a fabric, contains an outer adherent and stain resistant layer having durability and flexibility comprising the crosslinked reaction product of a reactive polyester having free carboxylic acid groups and an alkylated benzoguanamine-, urea- or melamine-formaldehyde resin. The vinyl chloride layer may be printed or embossed or both printed and embossed, optionally printed again, before the outer layer is applied.

Abstract: Surfactants which are blocked against surfactant action (identified herein as "photolabile blocked surfactants") by a photolabile protective or masking group but which, on exposure to actinic radiation, become unblocked are provided. Coating compositions in which surfactant is formed on irradiation are provided by blending the photolabile blocked surfactant with polymeric film-forming materials.Compositions containing the photolabile blocked surfactants are useful when employed as protective coatings on various substrates or as the adhesive in a pressure sensitive adhesive tape. Although initially well adhering to a substrate, such compositions may be readily removed from the substrate following exposure of the same to suitable radiation which unblocks the surfactant to permit it to regain its surfactant activity.

Abstract: A protective coating composition containing a polycaprolactone polyol and an aminoplast derivative is applied to a thermoplastic substrate to produce a thermoformable article having abrasion resistance, solvent resistance and weatherability.

Abstract: A rigid magnetic storage media coating composition using a high concentration of magnetic particles includes a dual thermoset binder system. The two polymers forming the dual binder system cure during mutually exclusive temperature ranges to form polymer networks that are interpenetrated and entangled. The thermoset polyurethane-melamine/polyester polymer binder system possesses improved properties including the ability to retain liquid fluorinated polyether lubricant without spin-off. The addition of a small amount of silicone wax to the uncured coating composition enhances composition rheology during spin coating on a rigid substrate.

Abstract: Intumescent coatings which form a thick, uniform, fine celled, low density foam upon exposure to a high intensity heat flux or flame are disclosed, the invention coatings comprise phenolic resin prepolymer containing a blowing agent and a nucleating agent; in the preferred embodiments the coatings also contains a silicone surfactant, the coatings are useful in thermal and fire protection systems.

Abstract: Binders are described based on acid curing phenol resins and acid curing agents which, after mixing, have an extended processability time but nevertheless exhibit a rapid curing time at relatively low temperatures. They are obtained by using, as the resin, aqueous phenol resols and, as the curing agent, either copper, aluminum, or iron(III) salts of aromatic sulfonic acids or addition products of hydroxy-containing, water-compatible polyols with aromatic sulfonic acids or mixtures of these salts and the polyol addition products. The binders are used for impregnation of fabrics, for production of abrasives and for fiber reinforced plastics.

Abstract: The release-coating composition for producing a pressure-sensitive, printable adhesive tape is constituted by a polymeric component comprising from 10 to 85 parts by weight of a ketone resin, from 0 to 80 parts by weight of a polyamide resin and from 0 to 30 parts by weight of a ketone resin modified by reaction with alkylisocyanates, and solvents for the polymeric component. For the production of a printed adhesive tape, there is used, in combination with said release-coating composition, an ink comprising, with reference to the weight of the ink form 25% to 35% by weight of a polyamide resin which is soluble in alcohols and from 0.3% to 1% by weight of a silicone polymer as a slip agent.

Abstract: Inorganic fillers such as silica balloons are used as a lightweight filler for resin moldings. But the specific gravity of these inorganic fillers is about 0.2 at most, so that there is a limit to reduction in weight. The foamed product of organic polymers is obtained as a lightweight substance, but it is hardly put to practical use because of its poor solvent resistance and thermal resistance.The microballoon of the present invention is produced by coating the surface of a hollow particle having the wall film of a thermoplastic high polymer with a thermosetting resin.The present invention provides a microballoon having excellent solvent resistance and thermal resistance as well as a very low specific gravity, and said microballoon is useful as a lightweight filler for resin moldings, aggregate for FRP, ingredient for paints, and the like.

Abstract: An adhesive is disclosed for use in flexible circuitry, laminates and electrical products. The adhesive has improved flexibility and adhesive properties. It may be applied in solution form or may be cast as a free-standing film which is later heated and compressed to give adhesive properties. The adhesive comprises a phenol-aldehyde resin or other phenolic resin, an epoxy resin and an elastomer.

Abstract: An anti-corrosive sealing tape comprising a first layer which exhibits conductivity and is prepared by adding fine zinc powder, magnesium oxide and graphite powder to a rubber base; e.g., a butyl rubber containing curing agents and a second layer which plays a role of reinforcing the first layer with imparting waterproofing or thermal insulating properties thereto. This tape will protect metal pipes or structural members against corrosion when wrapped around them.

Abstract: This invention covers a water soluble one-component fiberglass mat binder composition which comprises a urea-formaldehyde resin and polyvinyl acetate polymers and/or vinyl acrylic-polyvinyl acetate copolymers in the manufacture of asphalt shingles. The shingles of the invention are formed by the asphalt coating of a fiberglass mat in which the glass fiber mat has been coated with the binder composition and cured to bond the glass fibers together in the mat structure.

Abstract: Magnetic recording media comprise a non-magnetic base which is provided with a magnetic layer consisting of finely divided anisotropic magnetic material which is dispersible in binders and additives, the binder being a mixture of (1) an OH-containing polyurethane which is crosslinked with polyisocyanates, (2) a high molecular weight thermoplastic linear polyurethane and (3) a polyvinylformal binder, a phenoxy resin, a cellulose ester or a vinyl chloride copolymer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a reactive plastisol dispersion comprising(1) a polyvinyl acetal thermoplast in particle form;(2) a liquid plasticizer member of the group consisting of(a) at least one an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, oligomer or prepolymer of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is H or CH.sub.3, R.sub.1 is an organic moiety and n is 1 or more,(b) at least one unsaturated polyester containing the group: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are organic moieties, x is 0-20 and y is 1-20; and(c) a mixture of (a) and (b); and, optionally, either(3) a free radical thermal initiator or(4) a photoinitiator for crosslinking. The reactive plastisol dispersion when fluxed can be useful as a sealant or adhesive.

Abstract: Magnetic recording media comprise a non-magnetic base which is provided with a magnetic layer consisting of finely divided anisotropic magnetic material which is dispersible in binders and additives, the binder being a mixture of (1) a high molecular weight thermoplastic linear polyurethane, (2) a polyvinylformal binder, a phenoxy resin, a cellulose ester or a vinyl chloride copolymer and (3) an OH-containing polyurethane which is crosslinked with polyisocyanates.

Abstract: Magnetic recording media comprising a non-magnetic base which is provided with a magnetic layer which consists essentially of a dispersion of an anisotropic magnetic material in a mixture of an OH-containing polyurea-urethane binder, which is crosslinked with a polyisocyanate, with a physically drying binder.

Abstract: A recording sheet for thermal dye-transfer type recording method, having a coating layer which is placed on a substrate, is contacted with a coloring material layer containing sublimable dye and on which the dye is transferred by heating. The coating layer includes as a pigment precipitated calcium carbonate of at least 25,000 cm.sup.2 /g specific-surface-area and as a binder saturated polyester or a mixture of saturated polyester with polyvinyl pyrrolidone. The sheet provides a clear record with superior color density.

Abstract: Rapidly curable adhesive compositions suitable for bonding polypropylene, comprising a polymer of sulfochlorinated and/or chlorinated polypropylene with an average chlorine content of 26% to 34% by weight, and an average molecular weight of 5,000 to 120,000, dissolved in monomeric ingredients such as acrylic and/or methacrylic monomers.

Abstract: Sealing web of at least one layer on the basis of mixed polymerizates of ethylene and propylene with or without ter-component (EPDM/EPM). Mixed polymerizates with an ethylene content of at least 50 parts by weight are heat-treated with a reinforcement resin and form through heat treatment an interpenetrating network of chemically non-cross-linked EPDM/EPM and cross-linked reinforcement resin, which can be welded together thermally and/or by dissolving or swelling agents.

Abstract: A conducting polymer film has an insulating polymer film as a base, and a conducting aromatic polymer compound is contained by electrochemical polymerization in at least part of the insulating polymer film.

Abstract: A reinforcing combination is useful to reinforce plate metal which comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet formed from a sheet-like substrate comprising asphalt, rubber, and a filler and having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface thereof; and a thermosetting sheet formed from a sheet-like substrate comprising polyvinyl acetal, monomeric diallyl phthalate, a filler, and at least one additive, and having a reinforcing fiber layer on one surface and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the other surface thereof; wherein said thermosetting sheet at one edge partially overlaps said pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the former in contact with that surface of the latter which is remote from its own pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A reinforcement configuration is provided by attaching the components of the reinforcing combination in assembly or separately followed by heat curing.

Abstract: In a process for hardening phenol-formaldehyde resol resins, comprising conducting the hardening of the resins with an acidic solution of water and/or an organic solvent having dissolved therein an aromatic sulphonic acid and/or concentrated sulphuric acid, the improvement comprising the hardening in the presence of aniline added to the phenolic resin beforehand in a quantity of between about 0.5 and 2% relative to the weight of the phenolic resin whereby the pot life is extended and the cure time is satisfactory, the resultant products being especially useful as prepegs.

Abstract: Fire retardant compositions in the form of a powder are produced from the following components:______________________________________ Component Parts by Weight ______________________________________ Aldehyde 70-140 Ammonium phosphate 50-250 Ammonium, alkali metal or 50-250 alkaline earth metal compound or salt Urea reactant 70-190 Hydroxy reactant 20-60 Phosphoric acid 150-250 ______________________________________Also provided are retardant compositions containing the powder and methods for treating substrates, such as paper or wood, as well as cotton, wool, and synthetic textiles to impart fire retardant properties thereto.

Abstract: Disclosed is a filler for a heat-sensitive recording paper comprising finely divided amorphous silica having a BET specific surface area of 10 to 100 m.sup.2 /g and a bulk density of 0.14 to 0.30 g/cc, said finely divided amorphous silica having such a secondary particle size distribution that secondary particles having a size smaller than 4 microns, as measured by the centrifugal precipitation method, occupy at least 90% by weight of the total particles.This filler is excellent in the effects of preventing the background coloration, improving the lubricating property, preventing the adhesion of scum and improving the image density.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochromic display element having an electrochromic material layer and an ion-conductive material layer being in contact therewith, characterized in that said electrochromic layer comprises a transition metal oxide and said ion-conductive material layer comprises a light-transmissive organic polymeric resin and an inorganic ion-conductive material.

Abstract: A magnetic recording coating has a high density of magnetic particles uniformly dispersed in a thermoset resin binder with the dispersion applied as a thin coating onto a rigid substrate. The thermoset resin binder comprises a phenolic, an epoxy, and a styrene allylalcohol. The curing action of this coating is initiated by blocked acid catalysts. The material can be cured at a low temperature to produce a smooth, hard coating with an improved orientation ratio and without impairing the properties of the magnetic particles.

Abstract: In a curable composition which contains as its principal components an active hydrogen-containing resin, a curing agent, and an acid catalyst, improved properties result by utilizing as the acid catalyst an ammonium salt or substituted ammonium salt of a sulfocarboxylic acid ester. The resultant composition is capable of curing at a low temperature and exhibits good appearance, solvent resistance and intercoat adhesion.

Abstract: A sealable, transparent, polyolefinic multilayer film comprises a base layer formed of a polypropylene polymer and at least one sealable layer, which contains a propylene copolymer, a low-molecular weight resin, a polypropylene homopolymer and a polydiorganosiloxane. The sealing layer is comprised of a combination of(a) from about 68.5 to 89.7% by weight, based on the weight of the sealable layer, of an olefin resin composition, comprising an ethylene-propylene-butylene terpolymer and a propylene-butylene copolymer, corresponding to a content of from about 0.1 to 7% by weight of ethylene, 53 to 89.9% by weight of propylene and 10 to 40% by weight of butylene, based on the weight of the olefin resin composition,(b) from about 5 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the sealable layer, of a low-molecular weight resin, which compatible with the olefin resin composition,(c) from about 5 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the sealable layer, of a propylene homopolymer, and(d) from about 0.3 to 1.

Abstract: Phenol-novolaks containing amino groups of formulas VI and VII ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is halogen, nitro, alkyl, alkoxy or phenyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or furfuryl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently are alkyl, halogen, nitro or cyano, and x is 1 to 8, are obtained by reacting the corresponding phenol-novolak with an aldehyde or ketone of formula II ##STR2## and with a substituted aniline of formula III or IV ##STR3## in a molar ratio of 1 mol of phenol-novolak to 2 mols of compound of formula II and to 2 mols of compound of formula III or IV in an acid medium at a pH value of 0.5 to 3.0. The phenol-novolaks containing amino groups are useful curing agents for epoxy resins and are also suitable as starting compounds for the preparation of epoxy resins.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium having an excellent running property as well as a high durability is provided which comprises a non-magnetic support and a magnetic layer provided thereon in which a ferromagnetic fine powder is dispersed in a binder consisting essentially of a copolymer of vinyl chloride, ethylene, vinyl acetate and vinyl alcohol, optionally with a polyisocyanate.

Abstract: A recording sheet for thermal dye-transfer type recording having a coating layer which is placed on a substrate, which is contacted with a coloring material layer containing sublimable dye and on which the sublimable dye is transferred by heating, wherein the coating layer includes an aminoalkyd resin, whereby the recording sheet provides a record with superior color density and causes no heat-adhesion between the recording sheet and a thermal transfer substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic storage medium consisting of a non-magnetic layer support and, applied thereto, a binder-containing magnetic layer, the binder consisting of from 25 to 100% of a thermoplastic polyurethane substantially free from reactive terminal groups obtained by reacting a linear polyester of at least one dicarboxylic acid containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and/or hydroxy carboxylic acid containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms and at least one glycol containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, the polyester having a molecular weight of from 1200 to 6000, at least one diisocyanate and a mixture of at least two glycols containing from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, the molar fraction of the individual components not exceeding 0.8. The polyurethane has a hardness of from 80 to 100 Shore A, a tensile strength of from 30 to 75 MPa and a breaking elongation of from 320 to 520%.

Abstract: A pellicle for use in projection printing comprises a pellicle in which the transparent film is formed from the novel film forming reaction product of a polyvinyl butyral resin with a silane. Pellicles employing such films are useful in the near, mid and deep UV regions.

Abstract: Sheet products are made from amino-aldehyde, e.g. urea-formaldehyde, resin fibres in admixture with other non-cellulosic fibres, e.g. glass fibres, and optionally cellulosic fibres. Multiply products may be made from plies having the above constitution and plies of, for example, amino-aldehyde resin fibres, alone or in admixture with cellulosic and/or non-cellulosic fibres. The paper-like sheet materials may be used e.g. as filter papers.Laminated products may be made by pressing at an elevated temperature, a stack of plies of paper made from a mixture of amino-aldehyde resin fibres and another fibrous material, e.g. cellulosic fibres.

Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition excellent in heat stability and surface processability which comprises (a) about 100 parts by weight of polyacetal resin, (b) about 2 to about 35 parts by weight of a carbonate, phosphate or acetate of a metal belonging to Group II of the Periodic Table or a mixture thereof and (c) about 0.01 to about 20 parts by weight of a polymer, a copolymer or a mixture thereof of a compound selected from the group consisting of unsaturated polyesters, alkyl esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, amides of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, triallyl cyanurate, diallyl phthalate, vinyl acetate and divinylbenzene.

Abstract: The invention relates to plastics mouldings, more particularly transparent plastics mouldings, which are finished with a coating of three successively stoved, chemically different layers, and to a process for producing the finish. The special finish considerably improves the scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, weathering resistance and yellowing resistance of the plastics surfaces without affecting the transparency of the plastics moulding. The first layer (primer layer) is produced from a hardenable acrylic resin and an aminoplast resin, the second layer from a thermoplastic acrylic resin, a plasticizer and a masked polyisocyanate and the third layer (cover layer) from at least one partially hydrolyzed organosilane, an .alpha.,.omega.-dihydroxy polydimethyl siloxane, a silica sol and at least one masked polyisocyanate as binder in the presence of a water-soluble organic or inorganic acid. The three-layer coating contains UV-absorbers, light stabilizers and, optionally, standard auxiliaries.

Abstract: A composite polymeric film and a method for its use in forming and installing a very thin (<10 .mu.m) polymeric film are disclosed. The composite film consists of a thin film layer and a backing layer. The backing layer is soluble in a solvent in which the thin film layer is not soluble. In accordance with the method, the composite film is installed in a device in the same position in which it is sought to finally emplace the thin film. The backing layer is then selectively dissolved in the solvent to leave the insoluble thin film layer as an unbacked film. The method permits a very thin film to be successfully installed in devices where the fragility of the film would preclude handling and installation by conventional methods.

Abstract: This invention relates to production of singlet oxygen and includes means and methods for storage and retrieval thereof as well as continuous production from ground state oxygen. With respect to storage and retrieval of singlet oxygen, certain aromatic acceptor compounds are oxidized to yield solid endoperoxides which, in turn, are decomposed to yield singlet oxygen and regenerate the acceptor. Continuous production of singlet oxygen occurs through irradiation of dye sensitizers with electromagnetic radiation causing activation thereof and excitation of flowing ground state oxygen.

Abstract: Acid cured, polymer protective layers are bonded to metal or cement surfaces using a primer coating of an acid stable, thermoplastic elastomer such as a block copolymer of styrene-butadiene.

Abstract: There is disclosed a resinous solution comprising the reaction product of (a) about 100-140 parts by weight of an aldehyde, (b) about 75-125 parts by weight of urea, (C) about 30-50 parts by weight of an alkanolamine, and (d) about 175-225 parts by weight of phosphoric acid, and optionally (e) melamine, and (f) a soil and stain resistant agent. The solution is a stable, clear solution having a good shelf-life and forms flexible, hard, nonburning films on substrates such as textiles.

Abstract: A coated plastic article having a good appearance, uniform dyeing and excellent surface properties comprises a shaped plastic substrate and a coating, said shaped plastic substrate comprising a polymer of diethylene glycol bisallyl carbonate, said shaped plastic substrate having at least one unsmooth portion on the surface thereof, said shaped plastic substrate being treated with activated gas, ionized radiation and/or active ray, and said coating on at least one surface of the shaped plastic substrate being dyeable or having permeability to dyes.

Abstract: A flexible adhesive tape comprising a thermoplastic support film etched on one side with a suitable etchant or etching method, said etched side being coated with a polyvinylformal pre-coat, and further coated with a photo-sensitive adhesive composition comprising,(i) at least one polymerizable acrylate ester monomer;(ii) a photo-initiator;(iii) optionally a film former;and the other side of said thermoplastic support film being coated with a release agent.These tape are useful as protective coatings, and adhere to a variety of surfaces, particularly high surface energy materials.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer body for a transfer type recording apparatus which comprises a substrate consisting of a thermoplastic resin layer and a thermosetting resin layer, wherein said body further comprises an intermediate transfer layer can be added to the intermediate transfer body. The intermediate transfer body consists of an elastic material, such as a fluoro-carbon rubber or a silicone rubber.