Carboxylic Acid Or Derivative And Wherein The Derivative Is Other Than A Metal Salt Dnrm Patents (Class 524/284)
  • Publication number: 20100266797
    Abstract: A process for producing polyolefin articles comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, wherein the polyolefin component is melted and mixed with the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer in the presence of a stabilizing composition comprising: a) one or more acid scavengers in amounts equal to or higher than 300 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the polyolefin component; and b) one or more phenolic antioxidants in amounts equal to or higher than 1100 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the polyolefin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Fiorella Pradella, Piet Roose
  • Patent number: 7812079
    Abstract: Coating compositions containing coalescents and a latex polymer, wherein the coalescent has a volatile organic content of less than about 50% and is dispersible in the coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry B. Brandenburger, Bruce Sicklesteel, Mary Jane Hibben
  • Publication number: 20100254745
    Abstract: Ink formulation comprising liquid medium and colorant dispersed in the liquid medium wherein the liquid medium comprises an unsaturated resin derived from natural sources. Also, writing instruments containing such ink formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Prabhakara S. RAO
  • Publication number: 20100247825
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polyolefin polymer composition, polymer chip, fiber, woven or nonwoven fabric, film, closures, laminates can comprise a polymer, a polymer and a nonvolatile polymer-compatible carboxylic acid. Thermoplastic polyolefin polymer composition can also comprise a polymer, a cyclodextrin-modified polymer and a nonvolatile polymer-compatible carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid moiety of the polymer composition can react with basic materials in the polymer environment and reduce release of the basic material. The cyclodextrin can act to absorb or trap other contaminants or odors in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Willard E. Wood, Neil J. Beaverson
  • Publication number: 20100227065
    Abstract: An ink-jet ink composition comprising: a pigment, a polymer pigment dispersion, polymer particles, a hydrophilic organic solvent, water, and at least one of a water-soluble acidic compound having a molecular weight of 200 or less or a salt thereof in an amount of from 50 ppm to 1,000 ppm; an ink set that includes the ink-jet ink composition and a treatment liquid that forms an aggregate when contacted with the ink-jet ink composition; and an image forming method using the ink set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Terukazu YANAGI, Takahiro Ishizuka, Akio Tamura, Takahiro Kato
  • Patent number: 7781507
    Abstract: A room temperature-curable polyorganosiloxane composition is provided. This composition contains (a) a polydiorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a is an integer of at least 10, R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, X is oxygen atom or a divalent hydrocarbon group, and n is an integer of 1 to 3; (b) a triorganosilanol represented by general formula (3): R23SiOH ??(3) wherein R2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group; (c) an organosilane containing at least 3 hydrolyzable groups in one molecule and/or its partial hydrolysate; and (d) a calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Iwasaki, Tsuneo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100204632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive, hot melt processable adhesive composition comprising a polar plasticising oil and a polar polyethylene copolymer, and a layered adhesive construct and a medical device comprising the adhesive composition according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Mads Lykke, Astrid Toftkaer, Hasse Buus, Tom Kongebo
  • Patent number: 7772305
    Abstract: A hydrogenated NBR composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a hydrogenated NBR having an acrylonitrile content of 25-44% by weight and an iodine number of 32-65, or a blend of the hydrogenated NBRs themselves, 2-23 parts by weight of an ester-based plasticizer, and 0.5-10 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, and preferably further contains 0.5-10 parts by weight of a polyfunctional unsaturated compound, can give molding products having distinguished oil resistance and fuel oil resistance as well as distinguished heat resistance and cold resistance, and thus can be used as suitable molding materials for intake manifold gaskets of automobile engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Moritani
  • Patent number: 7754795
    Abstract: A coating composition having (i) an aqueous dispersion of fluoropolymer particles comprising a non-melt processible polymer of tetrafluoroethylene, (ii) a fluorinated surfactant, (iii) a non-ionic non-fluorinated surfactant and (iv) a non-fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated surfactant is selected from fluorinated carboxylic acids or salts thereof of the general formula (I): [Rf—O-L-COO?]iXi+??(I) wherein L represents a linear partially or fully fluorinated alkylene group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, Rf represents a linear partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group or a linear partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group interrupted with one or more oxygen atoms, Xi+ represents a cation having the valence i and i is 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai Helmut Lochhaas, Andreas R. Maurer, Werner Schwertfeger, Tilman Zipplies, Ludwig Mayer, Michael C. Dadalas, George G. I. Moore, Jay F. Schulz, Richard M. Flynn
  • Publication number: 20100166963
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a water-based dispersion of a self-dispersing polymer, including: obtaining a copolymer solution including a copolymer having a hydrophilic constituent unit and a hydrophobic constituent unit, and a solvent dissolving that dissolves the copolymer; obtaining a water-based dispersion of the copolymer through dispersion using the copolymer solution and water; and adding a water-soluble electrolyte selected from an acidic compound and the salt thereof to either or both of the copolymer solution and the water-based dispersion, as well as a water-based ink composition including the water-based dispersion, an ink set including the water-based ink composition, and an image forming method using the water-based ink composition or the ink set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Akio TAMURA, Takahiro Kato, Takahiro Ishizuka, Terukazu Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20100139838
    Abstract: It is disclosed an over-coating agent for forming fine patterns which is applied to cover a substrate having thereon photoresist patterns and allowed to shrink under heat so that the spacing between adjacent photoresist patterns is lessened, with the applied film of the over-coating agent being removed substantially completely to form or define fine trace patterns, further characterized by containing a water-soluble polymer and a water-soluble fluorine compound (e.g. a fluoroalkyl alcohol or a fluoroalkyl carboxylic acid). Also disclosed is a method of forming fine-line patterns using the over-coating agent. According to the invention, one can reduce microfoaming and defects to produce fine-line patterns that have good leveling and coating properties and which also present satisfactory profiles and meet the characteristics required of today's semiconductor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sugeta, Fumitake Kaneko, Toshikazu Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20100139525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for coating metallic surfaces with a composition containing silane/silanol/siloxane/polysiloxane, wherein, in addition to a) at least one compound selected from silanes, silanols, siloxanes and polysiloxanes, b) at least one compound containing titanium, hafnium, zirconium, aluminium and/or boron, and c) at least one type of cation selected from cations of metals of subgroups 1 to 3 and 5 to 8, including lanthanides, and of main group 2 of the periodic table of the elements, and/or at least one corresponding compound, the composition contains at least one substance d) selected from: d1) silicon-free compounds having at least one amino, urea and/or ureido group in each case, d2) anions of nitrite and/or compounds having at least one nitro group, d3) compounds based on peroxide, and d4) phosphorus-containing compounds, anions of at least one phosphate and/or anions of at least one phosphonate, as well as e) water, and f) optionally also at least one organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas KOLBERG, Manfred WALTER, Peter SCHUBACH
  • Publication number: 20100130651
    Abstract: There is provided a crystalline polylactic acid resin composition comprising 95 to 99.97 parts by mass of a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of not greater than 0.6 mol % or not less than 99.4 mol %, and 0.03 to 5 parts by mass of a crystal nucleus agent (B). There is also provided a crystalline polylactic acid resin composition prepared by melt-kneading 100 parts by mass of a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of not greater than 0.6 mol % or not less than 99.4 mol %, 0.01 to 20 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylate compound (C), and 0.02 to 20 parts by mass of a peroxide (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Norio Fukawa, Yohei Kabashima, Ken-ichi Kawada, Sachiko Kokuryo
  • Patent number: 7713896
    Abstract: A method for preparing ceramic green compacts for ceramic assemblies, especially ceramic multilayer assemblies. First, a dispersing agent solution is prepared by homogenizing a dispersing agent in a solvent mixture. Then, a binder solution is prepared by homogenizing a solvent mixture, a binder made of acrylatemethacrylate polymer and a softener. After preparing a first dispersion by homogenizing a ceramic powder and the dispersing agent solution and subsequent deagglomerization, a second dispersion is prepared by homogenizing the first dispersion and the binder solution, and subsequently removing air and highly volatile solvent components from the second dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Henneck, Friederike Lindner, Alfons Kelnberger, Huu Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20100113663
    Abstract: The present invention aims to produce a rubber composition for a base tread, which suppresses reversion and achieves excellent mechanical strength, fuel economy and processability, and a tire using the rubber composition, with high efficiency to provide them to customers at low prices. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a base tread, containing: a rubber component; and a mixture of a zinc salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid and a zinc salt of an aromatic carboxylic acid, wherein the rubber component contains natural rubber and butadiene rubber, the butadiene rubber content being 10 to 90% by mass per 100% by mass of the rubber component, and the mixture of a zinc salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid and a zinc salt of an aromatic carboxylic acid is contained in an amount of 1 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWASAKI, Takayuki Hattori
  • Patent number: 7709565
    Abstract: The present invention is method for controlling the stereoisomerism of PVB resin as well as a PVB resin having a meso/racemic stereoisomer ratio of from about 2.5 to about 5.0. Manipulation of the PVB stereoisomer ratio can provide an additional method of controlling the physical properties of PVB, in addition to or in lieu of changing additives or manipulating the PVB composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Donald L Rymer, Nolan K. Read, III
  • Publication number: 20100104784
    Abstract: A paint for spraying on bamboo products, such as on the exterior surface of a slim tube-shaped bamboo product, is a nonaqueous acrylic-based paint including 10 to 15 percent by weight of one or more flatting powders, 50 to 55 percent by weight of one or more acrylic resins, 1 to 5 percent by weight of one or more leveling agents, 13 to 16 percent by weight of one or more ester solvents, 10 to 15 percent by weight of one or more alcohol solvents, and 8 to 10 percent by weight of one or more ether solvents. After application of the wet paint composition, the solvents evaporate leaving a film of the acrylic resins, flatting powders, and leveling agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: BEIFA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ronghua Luo
  • Publication number: 20100089289
    Abstract: A liquid concentrate is disclosed, having a bio-derived oil carrier; at least one colorant or functional additive; and optionally surfactant, viscosity modifier, and other functional additives or specialty colorants. The colorant can be one or more pigments, one or more dyes, or combinations thereof. The functional additive can be a performance additive or a processing additive. The bio-derived oil is compatible with a variety of bio-derived polymeric resins, especially polylactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: POLYONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernard Mahiat, Benoit Crasson
  • Publication number: 20100093598
    Abstract: A method of making silicone-based foam control agents comprising: i) preparing a polysiloxane containing polymer by the polymerisation of siloxane containing monomers and/or oligomers in the presence of an inert organopolysiloxane and/or an organic fluid, a suitable catalyst and optionally an end-blocking agent; ii) where required quenching the polymerisation process; wherein the inert organopolysiloxane and/or organic fluid is substantially retained within the resulting diluted polysiloxane containing polymer; iii) introducing from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a suitable filler prior to during or subsequent to step (i); iv) optionally introducing up to 5% by weight of a suitable silicone resin during or subsequent to step (i) and v) where required, adapting the foam control agent produced in steps (i) to (iv) into a suitable form of delivery therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Delphine Davio, Alain Hilberer, Jacqueline L'Hostis, Jean-Paul H. Lecomte, Andreas Stammer, Nicolas Ziolkowski
  • Publication number: 20100093900
    Abstract: An ink-jet recording ink which is utilized for printing on a heated recording medium, wherein the ink contains at least (1) a pigment, (2) an ink-soluble resin of 2-10 weight % based on a solid content, (3) a water-soluble organic solvent, and (4) a silicone type or a fluorine type surfactant, and the ink-soluble resin and the water-soluble organic solvent satisfy the following conditions: 1) at least one type of the ink-soluble resin is provided with a carboxyl group as an acid group, and an acid value of not less than 80 and less than 300, and 2) the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least 5-15 weight % of solvent A, and 2-15 weight % of solvent B; solvent A: a glycol ether or 1,2-alkanediols, and solvent B: a cyclic solvent, a cyclic ester solvent or a dimethyl sulfoxide, containing a nitrogen or a sulfur atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Hidenobu Ohya, Masayuki Ushiku, Tomoe Kawanami
  • Publication number: 20100092710
    Abstract: A processing aid is used in the processing of thermoplastic polyurethanes to give various articles including a self-supporting film. The processing aid contains a) 10-50% by weight of hydrophobized, at least partially aggregated, metal oxide particles selected from the group consisting of aluminium oxide, silicon dioxide and mixtures thereof, b) 20-75% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polyurethanes, c) 0.5-25% by weight of one or more isocyanates, d) 0.5-15% by weight of one or more compounds which act as lubricant and dispersant, the sum of the constituents a) to d) amounting to at least 90% by weight, based on a total weight of said processing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Welker, Ulrich Boes, Frank Menzel, Dieter Kuhn, Uwe Schachtely, Didier Lagneaux, Henri Sautel
  • Patent number: 7696278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition, specifically, an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition having improved anti-static properties, comprising 100 part by weight of acrylic copolymers, 0.01 to 20 part by weight of ester plasticizer having at least one ether linkage in the molecular structure, and 0.001 to 25 part by weight of metal salts consisting of alkali metal cation, and anion which is counter-ion of super strong acid and has perfluoro alkyl group, and prevent whitening of appearance under high temperature and humidity condition as well as static electricity without change of the durability, transparency, and adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ra Kim, In Cheon Han, Sang Ki Chun, Suk Ky Chang
  • Publication number: 20100080913
    Abstract: An ink set includes (i) an ink composition including a pigment, polymer particles, and a first water-soluble polymerizable compound that undergoes polymerization when irradiated with an active energy radiation; and (ii) a treatment liquid including a coagulant that coagulates components in the ink composition and a second water-soluble polymerizable compound that undergoes polymerization when irradiated with an active energy radiation and that may be the same as the first water-soluble polymerizable compound or different from the first water-soluble polymerizable compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi IRITA
  • Publication number: 20100081742
    Abstract: The present invention is a coating composition for coating materials, such as silica sand and other media, containing a water-based polyurethane dispersion, a colorant, and optional ingredients such as coalescing solvents and cross-linking agents, and a coated silica sand which is strong in color, lightfast, and resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: James MOORE
  • Patent number: 7687559
    Abstract: A composition forming a rubber roller and an imaging apparatus including the rubber roller are provided by the invention. A small amount of a nitrogen-containing compound is formed during the process of preparing the rubber roller without deterioration of image quality of images produced by an imaging apparatus. The roller rubber forming composition includes a base rubber; a vulcanizing agent; a vulcanizing accelerator; a conducting agent; and one of an acid anhydride, a zeolite, and a blend thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 7678855
    Abstract: A rubber composition having a high hysteresis loss is provided without impairment of other physical properties, such as fracture characteristics. The rubber composition includes 100 parts by weight of a rubber component, 0.1 to 100 parts by weight of graphitized carbon material, and a lipid the amount of which is 0.02 to 0.2 times the amount of the graphitized carbon material. Preferably, the graphitized carbon material is carbon fiber grown from a vapor phase or graphitized carbon black, and the lipid is a fatty acid. Preferably, the rubber composition according to the present invention has a loss tangent tan ? in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 at a temperature of 60 degree C. after vulcanization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Nobumitsu Ohshima
  • Publication number: 20100063191
    Abstract: Provided is a pellet blend excellent in both of the surface design and the high cycle performance. A pellet blend containing: a polyamide resin composition pellet (A) containing 30 to 100% by weight of a polyamide resin (a) and 70 to 0% by weight of an inorganic filler (b), the polyamide resin (a) containing at least a crystalline polyamide resin showing a crystallization-temperature on cooling stage (Tc) of 210° C. or lower measured by differential scanning calorimeter and/or an amorphous polyamide resin (a-1); and a lubricant pellet (B) containing 1 to 30% by weight (on the basis of the lubricant pellet) of a lubricant (c) in a polyamide resin (a-3), at a ratio by weight of polyamide resin composition pellet (A)/lubricant pellet (B) of (80 to 99.5)/(20 to 0.5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Masaki Hirono
  • Publication number: 20100056670
    Abstract: A method of producing a tire including mixing in a non-productive phase at least one elastomer with a polyamide having a melting temperature of less than 180° C. The polyamide is allowed to heat to at least its melting temperature. During the productive phase, at least one curing agent is added to the elastomeric composition. The curing agent may be a sulfur containing curing agent and/or a non-sulfur containing curing agent. The elastomeric composition may optionally include a crystalline EPDM elastomer. The resulting compositions may then be formed into a tire component which may be built into a tire and cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Junling Zhao, Paul Harry Sandstrom, Aaron Scott Puhala, Richard Michael D'Sidocky
  • Publication number: 20100056398
    Abstract: Thickener systems which are suitable for preparing thickener compositions, and which systems consists of (A) at least one anionic surfactant A and (B) at least one polymer B comprising at least one hydrophobic group and preferably at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the concentration of the polymer B in a thickener composition is below the overlap concentration c* of the polymer, along with processes for preparing such compositions and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Steinbrenner, Günter Oetter, Uwe Ossmer, Marcus Guzmann
  • Publication number: 20100048784
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions including at least one thermoplastic resin; at least one dispersing agent; and water; wherein the dispersion has a pH of less than 12 are disclosed along with dispersions including at least one thermoplastic resin; at least one dispersing agent; and water wherein the dispersion has a volume average particle size of less than about 5 ?m. Some dispersions include less than about 4 percent by weight of the dispersing agent based on the weight of the thermoplastic resin. Other dispersions include at least one propylene-rich alpha-olefin interpolymer; at least one dispersing agent; and water. Methods of making such dispersions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Brad M. Moncla, Matthew J. Kalinowski, Dave Speth, Charles Diehl, Dale Schmidt, Kevin D. Maak, Ronald Weyers
  • Publication number: 20100047543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transferring film for manufacturing a decorative laminate sheet having an excellent weatherability, scratch resistance and moldability, a laminate sheet manufactured therefrom and a method for manufacturing thereof. The transferring film and the laminate sheet of the present invention combine an excellent scratch resistance and thermo-formability, since a surface treatment layer comprising a modified acrylic resin and vinyl acetate is formed thereon, and thus may be effectively applied to protect and decorate plastic molded articles such as household appliances, furniture and automobile parts, especially, molded articles having a three-dimensional complicated shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: LG Chem,Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-Youp Lee, Jin-Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20100038023
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an adhesive composition for transporting a flexible substrate, which is used to manufacture a flexible display device using a flexible substrate such as a plastic substrate by using a conventional line for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprising a glass substrate. The present invention provides an adhesive composition for transporting a flexible substrate, which includes 100 parts by weight of an adhesive for transporting a flexible substrate and 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of an antistatic agent, an adhesive sheet containing the composition, and a method of transporting a flexible substrate using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Han Kho, Sang-Ki Chun, Se-Ra Kim, Suk-Ky Chang
  • Patent number: 7662877
    Abstract: A polyester resin composition comprising alkylene terephthalate, fast reheat (FRH) additives, nucleating additives, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid comonomers or their mixed composition to impart clarity and transparency to the CPET and a process for the preparation of said thermoplastic composition of clear CPET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Futura Polyesters Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanjay Tammaji Kulkarni, Balasundaram Dilly Raj
  • Patent number: 7661164
    Abstract: A tear and fatigue resistant gel article comprising two or more communicating internal volumes like cavities when depressed by external pressure or force is capable of collapsing unto itself in a controllable and directionally preselected manner by venting static air within said internal through openings in said gel article, said gel article is made from gel compositions having rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom suitable for cushioning and other uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Applied Elastomerics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Y. Chen
  • Patent number: 7659333
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorinated surfactant having the general formula: [Rf—(O)t—CQH—CF2—O]n—R—G??(I) wherein Rf represents a partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group optionally interrupted with one or more oxygen atoms, Q is CF3 or F, R is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group, G represents a carboxylic or sulphonic acid or salt thereof, t is 0 or 1 and n is 1, 2 or 3. The surfactant is particularly useful in polymerizing fluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Königsmann, Kai Helmut Lochhaas, Andreas R. Maurer, Tilman C. Zipplies, Richard M. Flynn
  • Patent number: 7659336
    Abstract: A blend of two different compounds may be applied together to form a nucleating agent additive composition. This additive composition is useful as an additive in thermoplastics, polyolefins and/or polymer resins. A blend of a bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane dicarboxylate salt and a dicarboxylate calcium metal salt provide useful and beneficial physical property effects in molded polymeric articles in terms of shrinkage and crystallization temperature of polymer resin compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Weihua Sonya Wolters, Rob Hanssen, Thaneerpandal K. Palanisami, Darin L. Dotson
  • Patent number: 7659334
    Abstract: The instant invention is an impact resistant rigid vinyl chloride polymer composition, and method of making the same. The impact resistant rigid vinyl chloride polymer composition, according to instant invention, includes a vinyl chloride polymer, an impact modifier, and a lubricant system. The impact modifier includes a chlorinated olefin polymer, and an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer. The lubricant system includes a first component, a second component, and a third component. The first component is a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of stearic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, blends thereof, and combinations thereof. The second component is a hydrocarbon wax selected from the group consisting of a paraffin wax, polyolefin wax, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Berard, Charles M. Vanek
  • Patent number: 7652085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a biodegradable resin composition, which includes step (1) of mixing a biodegradable resin, a plasticizer, and a crystal nucleating agent with one another at the melting point (Tm) of the biodegradable resin or more, wherein the crystal nucleating agent is an aliphatic compound having, in its molecule, two or more of at least one group selected from an ester group, a hydroxyl group and an amide group, and step (2) of thermally treating the resulting biodegradable resin composition at a temperature of from the glass transition temperature (Tg) to less than Tm of the composition, as well as a biodegradable resin composition, which contains a biodegradable resin, a plasticizer, and the above crystal nucleating agent, and which satisfies the following conditions: the haze thereof with a thickness of 0.5 mm after thermal treatment at 60° C. for 36 or 60 hours is 20% or less; the storage elastic modulus (E?) at a temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Takenaka, Shogo Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20100016486
    Abstract: The two-component curing composition of the present invention includes liquid A comprising a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer, and liquid B comprising a gelling agent containing a dibasic acid ester. Preferably, the composition has a viscosity capable of spray-coating upon mixing the liquid A and the liquid B, and the mixture gels from 30 seconds to 60 minutes after coating. The two-component curing composition of the present invention is particularly applicable to sealers (for the purpose of waterproofing, airproofing, dustproofing, and rustproofing of welded parts), undercoating materials (for the purpose of chipping resistance), or adhesives in an automobile body assembly step of an automobile manufacturing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Hitoshi Oono, Tatsuya Takatsuki, Kiyoyuki Gotou, Kazunobu Takami
  • Publication number: 20100009137
    Abstract: A lubricant-containing composition for imprints comprising a polymerizable monomer and a photopolymerization initiator in combination or a resin component is excellent in patternability and mold releasability. The composition can form a pattern having a small line edge roughness after etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kunihiko KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20100003493
    Abstract: Radiation curable coating compositions are disclosed. The radiation curable coating composition comprises a) an organic film-forming binder comprising (i) a urethane (meth)acrylate comprising the reaction product of reactants comprising a polyol and a polyisocyanate comprising at least two (meth)acrylate functional groups per molecule; and (ii) a highly functional (meth)acrylate; and b) a (meth)acrylate functional silsesquioxane dispersed in the binder. Also disclosed are related methods for coating a substrate, coated substrates and cured coatings formed from the radiation curable coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Shan Cheng, Thomas R. Hockswender
  • Patent number: 7642306
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pH of a formaldehyde-free aqueous binder composition used in the manufacture of glass fiber products. Following the formation of an aqueous binder composition, acid is added to the composition to reduce the pH to less than about 3.4. After the acid is combined with the aqueous binder composition, the pH of the composition is measured and then compared within a pre-set set point. The rate of acid addition is then adjusted thereby adjusting the pH of the composition such that the measured pH equals the set point pH. The pH measurement is preferably done before the addition of other additives to avoid interference by those additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mark William Charbonneau, Michael William Luka
  • Patent number: 7638568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of isononyl esters of benzoic acid as film-forming agents in compositions such as emulsion paints, mortars, plasters, adhesives, and varnishes, and also to compositions which comprise film-forming polymers and the isononyl ester of benzoic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: OXENO Olefinchemie GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Grass, Jürgen Koch
  • Publication number: 20090318590
    Abstract: Polymer nanocomposites exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The polymer nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and strength and nanoparticles that have a comparably high modulus and strength. The particle-particle interactions are switched by the stimulus, to change the overall material's mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, a chemical regulator is used to facilitate changes of the mechanical properties. Methods for inducing modulus changes in polymer nanocomposites are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Christoph Weder, Stuart J. Rowan, Jeffrey R. Capadona, Dustin J. Tyler, Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, Otto Van Den Berg
  • Patent number: 7629401
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antistatic composition including: a polymer (A) containing a monomer unit represented by the following general formula (1): where R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having a benzene ring, A represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, and a plurality of A's may be the same or different from each other, m and n, each of which is an average polymerization degree of an oxyalkylene group, each represent a numeral of 1 or more, and p represents a numeral of 2 or more; and a low-molecular-weight anionic compound (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Adeka Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuji Abe, Hiroaki Shirai, Takayuki Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20090297744
    Abstract: Gas barrier layers and composites contain a low gel sheet produced from a composition containing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a hydroxyl functional copolymer, and a gel reducing additive. The gel reducing additive has functional groups that can react with isocyanate groups to reduce gel formation during the processing of blends of urethane containing polymers and hydroxyl functional polymers. Multilayer composites containing the low gel sheets can be made into inflatable membranes for containing an inflationary gas. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the membranes are used as bladders of cushioning devices in the soles of shoes, particularly athletic shoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Richard L. Watkins, Yihua Chang
  • Patent number: 7622525
    Abstract: A two-pack curable composition of the present invention comprises plastisol liquid A which comppounds a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer, and liquid B which compounds a gelling agent and is characterized in that it has a sprayable viscosity when liquids A and B are mixed and gels within 30 seconds to 60 minutes after application. This two-pack curable composition can be applied in a body-welding step of an automobile manufacturing line as a body or seam sealer (for water-proofing, air-tightness, dust-proofing or rust-prevention of welded areas), an underbody coating (for anti-chipping), or an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sunstar Giken Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ukai, Hitoshi Ohno, Koichiro Masunaga, Mutsuhisa Miyamoto, Kazunobu Takami
  • Publication number: 20090286274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of monitoring live cells, comprising the sequential steps of: (i) contacting the cells with self-assembled constructs associated with an imaging agent at t=0; (ii) incubating the cells for a period of time t1; (iii) imaging at least a sample of the live cells by means of the said imaging agent after time t1; wherein in step (i), at least some of the constructs are taken up into the cells; and wherein the constructs comprise an amphiphilic block copolymer having a hydrophilic and hydrophobic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LIMITED, Chapman House
    Inventor: Giuseppe BATTAGLIA
  • Publication number: 20090281218
    Abstract: Polyvinyl ester dispersions with low film formation temperature and high water resistance and use thereof What are described are polyvinyl ester dispersions having a minimum film formation temperature of less than or equal to 10° C. These comprise a crosslinkable polyvinyl ester dispersion and an ester of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and at least trihydric aliphatic alcohols and/or an ester of at least tribasic aliphatic carboxylic acids and monohydric aliphatic alcohols as film formation assistants. These polyvinyl ester dispersions can be used as adhesives with high water resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Celanese Emulsions GmbH
    Inventors: Daniela Hardt, Hans Uwe Faust
  • Publication number: 20090269590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a polymer component (1) that comprises a styrene-type thermoplastic elastomer and a polyolefin-type polymer {except for the additives in item (5) below}, a non-aromatic-rubber softener (2), a higher fatty acid derivative (4), and at least one type of an additive (5) selected from (5-a) a vinyl polymer graft-olefin polymer, (5-b) a polyorganosiloxane cross-linked powder; and (5-c) a polyorganosiloxane graft-olefin polymer. And the glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle produced from the aforementioned composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Haruhiko Furukawa, Masakazu Irie