C-o-c Compound Dnrm Patents (Class 524/366)
  • Patent number: 5885654
    Abstract: Proposed is a coating solution for the formation of an interlayer insulating film of silicon dioxide in the manufacture of various kinds of electronic devices having excellent storage stability and coating workability. The principal ingredient of the coating solution, of which the solvent is preferably a dialkyl ether, is a polysilazane compound modified with a trimethylsilylating agent such as hexamethyl disilazane to such an extent that, in the .sup.1 H-NMR spectrometric diagram, the ratio of the area of the peak assignable to SiH.sub.3 to the total area of the peaks assignable to SiH.sub.1 and SiH.sub.2 is in the range from 0.15 to 0.45. An interlayer insulating film can be formed by coating a substrate with the coating solution, drying the coating layer and baking the dried coating layer at 300.degree. to 800.degree. C. in a moisturized atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Hagiwara, Tatsuhiko Shibuya
  • Patent number: 5883139
    Abstract: A process involving (a) homogeneously dispersing tetrathiodipropionic acid in a recycled rubber having an individual particle size no greater than 420 microns, (b) mixing the treated recycled rubber with unvulcanized rubber and (c) vulcanizing the rubber mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Lawson Gibson Wideman, George Frank Balogh, Raymond Dean McQuate
  • Patent number: 5880210
    Abstract: Silicone gels are made by reacting an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane with an alpha-olefin and an alpha, omega-diene. The reaction is conducted in the presence of a platinum catalyst and in the presence of a low molecular weight silicone oil. First, an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane is grafted by long chain alkyl groups from the alpha-olefin onto the .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane, and then crosslinked with double bonds in the alpha, omega-diene, in the presence of the low molecular weight silicone oil. The formed silicone gel can then be crumbled into a silicone powder using mechanical force. When additional amounts of the low molecular weight silicone oil are added to the gel, and the silicone oil and the gel are subjected to shear force, a silicone paste can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: William James Schulz, Jr., Shizhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 5877245
    Abstract: The reaction product ofA) a linking compound of formula IR.sup.1 (X).sub.3 (I)wherein each X group is a halogen or one X group is a halogen and two X groups with 2 carbon atoms from the R.sup.1 group and an oxygen atom form an epoxy group, and R.sup.1 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms;B) a compound of formula IIR.sup.2 (OA).sub.n --OH (II)wherein R.sup.2 is an aliphatic group containing from 4 to 36 carbon atoms, n is a number of from 1 to 200, and each OA group is independently an ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, or 1,2-butyleneoxy group; andC) a compound of formula IIIH--(OA).sub.m --OH (III)wherein OA is as defined above, and m is a number of from 1 to 500;processes for its preparation; and methods for its use as a thickener in aqueous compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Wiggins, David I. Devore
  • Patent number: 5877259
    Abstract: A heat-sealable adhesive for dissimilar substrates is disclosed comprising an organic solvent suspension of a graft copolymer of an A-B-A terblock copolymeric rubber, olefin copolymer and olefin terpolymer. Processing conditions are improved over known adhesive preparation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Albert A. Kveglis, Robert J. Catena, Joseph M. Laquidara, Stavros Staveris
  • Patent number: 5877236
    Abstract: A microencapsulatable solvent adhesive composition for coupling plastic conduits, such as pipes, connectors and related fittings comprises a water-insoluble polymer and a mixture of volatile organic solvents for the polymer, each of the solvents having 6 to 40 carbon atoms. This solvent adhesive composition is suitable for microencapsulation by aqueous-based microencapsulation processes. A plurality of microcapsules encapsulating the solvent adhesive composition are bound to a polymeric surface of a conduit, such as a pipe connector or fitting, by a binder composition, to form a surface coated with a layer of rupturable microcapsules. When the microcapsules are ruptured upon joining of the coated conduit to a second conduit, the volume of the released solvent adhesive composition is sufficient to cement the surfaces together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Lamson & Sessions Co.
    Inventors: Mark A. Roesch, David A. Maccarone, Gary F. Hillenbrand, Morris F. Newsom, Roland M. Lynch
  • Patent number: 5872158
    Abstract: The claimed invention is an uncured thermosetting composition which is capable of curing upon exposure to actinic radiation, said composition comprising an acetal diacrylate of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are individually C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aryl, substituted alkyl, or aryl alkyl; and R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are individually hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and a free radical curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Paul Kuczynski
  • Patent number: 5866657
    Abstract: In order to provide a general-purpose aqueous primer composition requiring no organic solvent and capable of improving adhesive strength and durability while ensuring an adequate application life required for the work of primer coating process, a primer composition according to the present invention contains (a) a modified polyisocyanate obtained by reaction of polyisocyanate; an emulsifying agent having an active hydrogen group reactable to an isocyanate group; and a silane coupling agent having an active hydrogen group reactable to an isocyanate group and (b) a core shell emulsion having a core layer of a rubbery polymer and a shell layer of a glassy polymer and having an active hydrogen group reactable to an isocyanate group in the core layer and/or the shell layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Tominaga, Atsuko Tsuchida, Hiroyuki Shiraki
  • Patent number: 5847026
    Abstract: A recording ink which includes at least water, a pigment as a colorant, polyvinyl pyrrolidone as a water-soluble polymer, and a compound having a polyoxyethylene chain. The compound having a polyoxyethylene chain may be replaced by a compound having a fluorinated hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeo Kitahara, Shunichi Higashiyama
  • Patent number: 5844034
    Abstract: This invention provides a fluoropolymer dispersion useful for coating applications. The dispersion is a homogeneous and non-ozone depleting dispersion comprising a lubricious fluoropolymer, an inert perfluorinated liquid, a polar solvent, and an effective amount of a surface active agent selected from the group consisting ofa. perfluoroaliphatic amidoalkanols;b. polymerized products formed from the reaction of a mixture comprising a hydrophilic monomer and a monomer of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein p and q are integers between 1 and 4 inclusive, x and y are integers between 0 and 4 inclusive, m is 1 or 2, n is an integer between 3 and 10 inclusive, X' is either a methyl group or a single hydrogen atom, g is 0 or 1, and Q is a sulfonamido constituent group according to the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark W. Grenfell, Richard M. Flynn, Patricia M. Savu
  • Patent number: 5843573
    Abstract: A polyester resin composition comprises: an aliphatic polyester having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) in a range of 10,000 to 100,000; and a crystalline nucleating agent, wherein the aliphatic polyester and the crystalline nucleating agent are mixed in such that a half value width of an exothermic peak based on an annealing crystallization of the aliphatic polyester measured by differential scanning calorimetry in an atmosphere of nitrogen at a cooling rate of 3K/minute is not more than 15K. This polyester resin composition has a biodegradability and a high crystallization rate. The polyester resin composition also has excellent mechanical properties and eliminates a precise temperature control during a molding process which saves labor force resulting in desirable moldability and productivity. For the described beneficial properties, the polyester resin composition can be readily processed into a fiber, a molded article, sheet, film and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Itoh, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Koji Fukuhara, Hiroya Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5840789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous compositions having pH of less than or equal to about 11 and which contain a thickening amount of an acrylate-based rheology modifier, which modifier contains an emulsion which is prepared by single-stage emulsion polymerization of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl ester of acrylic acid and/or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, a monomer chosen from a vinyl-substituted heterocyclic compound containing at least one of a nitrogen or sulfur atom, (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl (meth)acrylate, a mono or di-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl (meth)acrylamide, and optionally cross-linking monomers and/or associative monomers, in the presence of water, a first surfactant, a free-radical initiator and an alcohol selected from C.sub.2 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel W. Verstrat, Milagros C. Barron
  • Patent number: 5821298
    Abstract: Incorporating highly ethoxylated molecules into the traditional aqueous wax emulsion results in significant improvement in formulation compatibility between the aqueous wax emulsion and the water borne urethane dispersions as evidenced by the increase in formulation clarity and stability
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: Michael A. Reynolds, Lawrence P. Novack
  • Patent number: 5821314
    Abstract: This invention provides a thermosetting composition comprising (A) a compound (A-1) containing an epoxy group or groups and a reactive silicon group or groups as essential functional group components in the same molecule, or a mixture (A-2) of an epoxy group-containing compound and a reactive silicon group-containing compound, and (B) an organotin catalyst, a thermosetting composition comprising (A) a compound (A-3) containing (i) an epoxy group or groups, (ii) a reactive silicon group or groups and (iii) a hydroxyl group or groups and/or a carboxyl group or groups as essential functional group components in the same molecule, or a mixture (A-4) of at least two types of compounds, each compound containing at least one member selected from the class consisting of functional group components (i) to (iii), and all of the functional group components (i) to (iii) being present in said mixture, and (B) an organotin catalyst; and methods of forming a finish coat using these thermosetting compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Company, Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Ikushima, Yasumasa Okumura, Osamu Isozaki, Minoru Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 5811482
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for increasing the ability of a porous hydrophobic substrate to transmit aqueous liquids by applying to a hydrophobic substrate selected polyether modified polydimethylsiloxanes. Further, disclosed are coated substrates prepared by the described methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: OSi Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: Angelo J. Sabia, Gerald J. Murphy, Dorothy E. Parker
  • Patent number: 5804648
    Abstract: A TDI residue generated from the phosgenation of toluene diamine having an ortho-isomer content of less than 0.5% is used to produce a urethane-filled hydroxyl compound. The TDI residues useful in this invention must contain at least 10% monomeric TDI and have a total NCO content of at least 20%. These TDI residues are reacted with a monofunctional alcohol in an amount such that the equivalent ratio of isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups is from about 0.9:1 to about 1:0.9. The resultant composition may then be dissolved in a polyhydroxyl compound to produce a urethane-filled polyhydroxyl compound. This urethane-filled polyhydroxyl compound may then be reacted with a polyisocyanate to produce a polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Corporation
    Inventor: William E. Slack
  • Patent number: 5753749
    Abstract: Urethane-filled compositions are produced by reacting a dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate residue or a dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate residue containing mixture with a monofunctional alcohol containing at least one ether group in an amount such that the equivalent ratio isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups is from about 0.9:1 to about 1:0.9. The diisocyanate residue or residue-containing mixture must contain at least 20% by weight monomeric diisocyanate and have a total NCO content of at least 10%. The diisocyanate residue is produced by phosgenating dicyclohexylmethane diamine in which less than 20% polymeric diamine is present. The urethane filled compositions produced in this manner may then be dissolved in either a polyol or a polyisocyanate and subsequently used to produce polyurethanes in known manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Corporation
    Inventor: William E. Slack
  • Patent number: 5744528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing an orthopedic cast comprising the step of coating a porous flexible substrate with a water-curable resin composition composed of a water-reactive alkoxysilane terminated resin having at least one hydrolyzable group per molecule. The resin composition has a viscosity of no greater than about 500 Pa-s under ambient conditions and contains less than about 1 wt-% of a solvent, based on the total weight of the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Andrew Callinan, Matthew T. Scholz
  • Patent number: 5725942
    Abstract: A water-expandable, sealant article of manufacture comprising a water swellable smectite clay dispersed in an organic liquid consisting of C2-C6 aliphatic polyhydric alcohols and a binder comprising a copolymer of acrylic ester of lower alkyl alcohols. The composition is used for the manufacture by extrusion of highly flexible and elastic strip-shaped or sheet-shaped products for waterproofing works in the field of building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.p.A.
    Inventors: Piero Starita, Paolo Gasperini
  • Patent number: 5705551
    Abstract: The cuttability of elastomeric pressure-sensitive adhesives, particularly of hot-melt tackified mutually immiscible elastomers, is improved by the addition of surfactants containing polyethylene-oxide and polypropylene-oxide blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sasaki, Jesse C. Ercillo
  • Patent number: 5696192
    Abstract: A polyoxyalkylene-modified organopolysiloxane that generates almost no odor with the passage of time, and a method for preparation of the polyoxyalkylene-modified organopolysiloxane. This organopolysiloxane bears polyoxyalkylene bonded to silicon across alkylene, and contains 5-1,000 ppm by weight of an antioxidant. It also has a peroxide value not exceeding 5 meq/kg, and a total content of aldehyde plus ketone not exceeding 100 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Asao Harashima
  • Patent number: 5693423
    Abstract: A water-based coating composition and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The composition includes a halogenated resin, a polyol, a surfactant, and an amine. It is suitable for coating a variety of substrates including polyolefinic substrates such as polypropylene, and operates without aromatic organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: A-Line Products Corporation
    Inventors: Alger E. Laura, Ronald J. Easton, Kurt C. Frisch, Han X Xiao
  • Patent number: 5693691
    Abstract: A thermosetting anti-reflective coating and method for making and using the same is disclosed for a broad range of exposure wavelengths, said coating containing an active curing catalyst, ether or ester linkages derived from epoxy functionality greater than 3.0, a dye-grafted hydroxyl-functional oligomer, and an alkylated aminoplast crosslinking agent, all present in a low-to-medium alcohol-containing solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Brewer Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony D. Flaim, Jim D. Meador, Xie Shao, Terry Lowell Brewer
  • Patent number: 5690326
    Abstract: Photographic film sheet picking-up device in a feeding apparatus for feeding such sheets from a station containing at least one sheet to a following station, such as a transport or processing station where the film sheets are to be processed one at a time, wherein such sheet picking-up device comprises rubber suction cups containing at least one antistatic compound selected within the group consisting of a) a metal salt selected within the group consisting of perfluoroalkylsulfonylmethide compounds and perfluoroalkylsulfonylimide compounds, b) a perfluoroalkyl(ene)polyoxyethylene non-ionic type surfactant, c) a modified polyoxyethylenepolysiloxane type surfactant, and a mixture of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dario Ballerini, Marco Notini
  • Patent number: 5684080
    Abstract: An emulsion of a copolymer of carbon monoxide with an olefinically unsaturated compound dispersed in an aqueous diluent; a curable resin composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising a copolymer of carbon monoxide with an olefinically unsaturated compound and a curing agent; and a process for producing a laminated wood composite comprising applying said curable resin composition onto wood parts of the composite, bringing the wood parts of the composite together such that curable resin composition is positioned between adjacent wood parts, and curing the curable resin such that after curing cured resin adheres adjacent wood parts to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Evert van der Heide, Gerrit Vietje, Pen-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 5681881
    Abstract: Fluorocarbon elastomer gum is compounded with fluorinated ether compositions, the resulting compounded gum is shaped and heated to form a cured shaped article such as automotive fuel line hose or O-ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Naiyong Jing, Robert E. Kolb, Miguel A. Guerra
  • Patent number: 5668206
    Abstract: Products are described which can be obtained by reacting components a), b) and c), where component a) is a compound of the formula I or a mixture of compounds of the formula I, component b) is a compound of the formula II or a mixture of compounds of the formula II and component c) is a compound of the formula III or a mixture of compounds of the formula III, ##STR1## in which the general symbols are as defined in claim 1, the compound of the formula I being, for example, pentaerythritol, thiodiethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-propanediol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, diethanolamine or glycerol, the compound of the formula II being, for example, sunflower oil or coconut fat, and the compound of the formula III being, for example, methyl 3-(3',5'-di-tert-butyl-4'-hydroxyphenyl)propionate. The abovementioned products can be used as liquid antioxidants in polymers and lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Dubs, Roger Martin, Samuel Evans
  • Patent number: 5643974
    Abstract: A process for the production of a structured composite pigmentary material in the form of a dispersion comprises mixing an aqueous dispersion of inorganic pigmentary particles and an aqueous dispersion of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) particles. The inorganic pigment particles carry a positive surface charge and the PVC particles carry a negative surface charge and the particles in the composite are held in association as a result of these charges. The inorganic pigment particles and PVC particles are mixed in the presence of a surfactant system which provides both anionic and steric stabilisation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Tioxide Group Services Limited
    Inventors: Leslie Ainsley Simpson, Keith Robson, David Trevor Knight, Martin Alec Williamson
  • Patent number: 5643986
    Abstract: A composition containing 100 parts by weight of a soluble polyimidosiloxane obtained by polymerization and imidation of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component and a component comprising a diaminopolysiloxane, an aromatic diamine with a hydroxyl group and optionally another aromatic diamine, 1 to 50 parts by weight of an epoxy resin, and optionally, also 2 to 150 parts by weight of an inorganic filler such as mica, silica or barium sulfate, and an organic solvent. The composition is homogeneously soluble in organic solvents, and when formed into a protective film on a flexible wiring board it has high heat resistance, flexing resistance, adhesion and chemical resistance (against soldering flux and tin plating solutions).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Hiroshi Yasuno, Masayuki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Shigeru Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5637631
    Abstract: A process for preparing a degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester comprising the steps of reacting two or more kinds of aliphatic polyester homopolymer in the presence of a catalyst in a reaction mixture containing an organic solvent, and a degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester obtained by said preparation process. The copolymers exhibits high transparency in addition to excellent strength and elongation, can be processed into various molded articles and formed items such as films and filaments, and can provide heat resistance by heat treatment of said molded articles and formed items. The copolymer can be suitably utilized for processed articles such as a film, breathable film, sheet, textile, monofilament, multifilament, yarn, non-woven fabric, flat yarn, staple, crimped fiber, ribbed tape, split yarn, conjugate fiber, laminate, blow-bottle, sheet, stretched sheet, foam and net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ikumi Kitada, Chojiro Higuchi, Masanobu Ajioka, Akihiro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5635554
    Abstract: Low viscosity mixtures of(I) from 40 to 97.5% by weight of amphiphilic nonionic graft copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form,(a) at least 20% by weight of polyalkylene oxide units or polyvinylpyrrolidone units as hydrophilic part of the molecule and(b) at least 40% by weight of vinyl ester and/or (meth)acrylic ester units as hydrophobic part of the molecule, and(II) from 2.5 to 60% by weight of at least one viscosity-reducing additive selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycols, alkoxylated alcohols, alkoxylated alkylphenols, alkoxylated amines and hydroxy compounds having from 1 to 4 OH groups and from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, the molecular mass M.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Boeckh, Hans-Peter Seelmann-Eggebert, Hans-Ulrich Jager, Rolf-Dieter Kahl, Gunnar Schornick
  • Patent number: 5629367
    Abstract: A method of making pigment concentrate particles having pigment uniformly dispersed in a polymer and exhibiting a controlled morphology and narrow particle size distribution. The method involves dispersing pigment particles in a pigment dispersant liquid to form a first dispersion phase; blending the first dispersion phase with a binder to produce a second dispersion phase; mixing the second dispersion phase under sufficient shear to produce a suspension of small dispersion phase droplets in an immiscible suspending liquid; allowing the small dispersion phase droplets in the suspension to coalesce to a larger size at which substantially no further coalescence can occur; mixing the suspension of coalesced droplets with an extracting liquid to remove the pigment dispersant liquid from the coalesced droplets; and isolating the resulting pigment concentrate particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kevin D. Lofftus, Alexandra D. Bermel
  • Patent number: 5629046
    Abstract: A water-based coating composition and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The composition includes a halogenated resin, a polyol, a surfactant, and an amine. It is suitable for coating a variety of substrates including polyolefinic substrates such as polypropylene, and operates without aromatic organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: A-Line Products Corporation
    Inventors: Alger E. Laura, Ronald J. Easton, Kurt C. Frisch, Han X. Xiao
  • Patent number: 5626915
    Abstract: A water-based coating composition and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The composition includes a halogenated resin, a polyol, a surfactant, and an amine. It is suitable for coating a variety of substrates including polyolefinic substrates such as polypropylene, and operates without aromatic organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: A-Line Products Corporation
    Inventors: Alger E. Laura, Ronald J. Easton, Kurt C. Frisch, Han X. Xiao
  • Patent number: 5620747
    Abstract: A water-based coating composition and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The composition includes a halogenated resin, a polyol, a surfactant, and an amine. It is suitable for coating a variety of substrates including polyolefinic substrates such as polypropylene, and operates without aromatic organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: A-Line Products Corporation
    Inventors: Alger E. Laura, Ronald J. Easton, Kurt C. Frisch, Han X Xiao
  • Patent number: 5604282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a strippable, rewettable film coating generally comprising polyvinyl polymer, polyalkyl acrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, release agents, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, plactizicers and water. A machinable film coating mixture is also provided that is comprised of polyalkyl acrylate, release agents, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, plactizicers and water. In another aspect, the present invention provides a heat-resistant film coating mixture comprised of polyalkyl acrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, release agents, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, plactizicers and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Groco Specialty Coatings Company
    Inventors: George W. Grogan, Robert H. Boyd
  • Patent number: 5585426
    Abstract: A process for improving the electrostatic charge developed on a resin powder composition for electrostatic coating of solid objects and the method of application thereof. The resin powder comprises (i) a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin and (ii) an electrostatic property modifying agent (polyalkylene ether, polyalkylene glycol, polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol) incorporated in the resin or on the surface of the resin. The methods of application of the powder involves charging the powder by electrical induction/conduction and spraying the charged powder onto a grounded solid object to which it adheres prior to the thermal fusing to produce a permanent finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Nexus Corporation
    Inventors: Barbara E. Williams, Ian Harpur, Graham Hearn
  • Patent number: 5574084
    Abstract: Modifiers for ethylene copolymers for use in hot melt adhesives are provided, particularly modifiers for ethylene vinyl acetate-based adhesives which improve adhesive properties are provided. Blends comprising ethylene copolymers, modifiers and tackifiers and applications thereof are also provided for.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Peacock
  • Patent number: 5574081
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paint composition comprising a clay-containing pigment system, a latex binder, a polysaccharide thickener, and 0.005% to 2%, based upon the weight of the pigment, of a blocking agent which serves to prevent more than 20% of the polysaccharide thickener from being adsorbed onto the clay pigment surface, whereby the paint composition exhibits improved appearance and application performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Aqualon Company
    Inventor: Gijsbert Kroon
  • Patent number: 5569691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber-elastic composition which comprises a polyether material, and which in the completely vulcanized and completely polymerized form, contain 0.1 to 15 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the composition, of at least one hydrophilic nature imparting agent selecting from the group consisting of a hydrophilic silicone oil having one or more siloxane groups as a hydrophobic part and one or more ether groups as a hydrophilic part, a fluorinated hydro-carbon, a block copolymer of ethylene oxide/propylene oxide, a fatty alcohol derivative, an alkyl phenol derivative, a fatty amine, an amine oxide, a fatty acid glycol and glycerin derivative, a fatty acid, and a fatty acid monoester. The composition is suitable as dental impression composition and has, in the completely polymerized state, even with multiple disinfections in an aqueous disinfecting solution, a continuing good ability to flow on (small wetting angle) and an unchanged dimensional stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Thera Patent GmbH & Co. KG Gesellschaft fur Industrielle Schutzrechte
    Inventors: Rainer Guggenberger, Erich Wanek, Oswald Gasser
  • Patent number: 5532306
    Abstract: A water sensitive hot melt adhesive composition comprising 5 to 80% by weight of a A-B-A linear or radial rubbery block copolymer, 10 to 50% by weight of a water soluble or water dispersible plasticizer; 0 to 85% by weight of a compatible tackifying resin; 0 to 35% by weight polar wax; and 0 to 3% by weight stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas F. Kauffman, Matthew L. Sharak, Robert C. Schmidt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5530044
    Abstract: Fire-retardant tetrabromobisphenol oligomers of the formula: ##STR1## R or R' is a branched or unbranched alkyl radical; X.sub.i is a halogen, wherein i is an integer from 0 to 4;G is a connecting group selected from the group consisting of a single bond, a branched or unbranched divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, oxygen, sulfur, sulfoxide, SO.sub.2, or oxygen-, silicon-, sulfur- or nitrogen-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals such as --OR"O--, --OR"OR"O--, --SR"S--, --SR"SR"S--, --OSiR.sub.2 O--, --OSiR.sub.2 OSiR.sub.2 O--, O.sub.2 C--R"--CO.sub.2, CO.sub.2 --R"--O.sub.2 C, SO--R"--SO--, SO.sub.2 --R"--SO.sub.2,wherein R" is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical;A is a branched or unbranched alkyl diradical; andn is 0 or a positive integer.The fire-retardant tetrabromobisphenol oligomers of the present invention are advantageous due to their non-reactive end-caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur G. Mack, Enrico J. Termine
  • Patent number: 5525669
    Abstract: Aqueous emulsions which include polyvinyl butyral are prepared by mixing a nonionic emulsifier with polyvinyl butyral and, if desired, with a plasticizer resin and, if desired, with one or more solvents, and adding water under the action of shear forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus A. Schafheutle, Gerhard Merten
  • Patent number: 5525656
    Abstract: The invention provides a coating composition for coating aluminum which is based on vinyl ester copolymers and an organic solvent, the vinyl ester copolymer comprisinga) 20 to 90 parts by weight of a vinyl ester of saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having 1 to 5 C atoms,b) 0 to 70 parts by weight of a vinyl ester of saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids which have 9 to 10 C atoms and a quaternary C atom in the .alpha.-position relative to the carboxyl group,c) 0.05 to 10 parts by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids having 3 to 10 C atoms or anhydrides thereof andd) 0 to 50 parts by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the homopolymers of which have a glass transition temperature above 30.degree. C.The coating composition is free of chlorine-containing polymers and also avoids the necessity for using a chlorine-containing primer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Heiling, Dieter Gorzel, Peter Tschirner
  • Patent number: 5521003
    Abstract: A non-cross-linked extrudable flame retardant composition and fabricated sheets extruded therefrom are described wherein the composition comprises a blend of polypropylene, a flame retardant and a non-vulcanized copolymer of ethylene and propylene wherein the ratio of polypropylene to copolymer is within the range of from approximately 0.5 to approximately 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Ying-Cheng Lo, Ghazi M. A. Kattab
  • Patent number: 5514733
    Abstract: An ink composition for thermal transfer using a basic dye, or a cationic dye, is disclosed. The ink composition for thermal transfer contains the basic dye and an organic high polymer, with the basic dye being dissolved or dispersed into the organic high polymer with a solubilizing agent compatible with both the basic dye and the organic high polymer. The solubilizing agent is an amphipathic compound, preferably, having an HLB value of 7 or greater. By forming an ink layer containing the ink composition for thermal transfer on a base, an ink ribbon for thermal transfer is formed. A thermal transfer target sheet having a receptor layer containing an interlayer compound substituted by an ion exchangeable with the basic dye and a binder resin is used. The ion exchangeable with the basic dye is exemplified by an organic ion, such as an organic onium ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo Ito, Toshihisa Inoue, Masanobu Hida, Motohiro Mizumachi
  • Patent number: 5509959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to precursor coating compositions which are particularly suitable for being admixed with at least one supercritical fluid used as a viscosity reduction diluent and then spraying this resultant liquid mixture of supercritical fluid and precursor coating composition onto a substrate to be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Nielsen, Charles W. Glancy
  • Patent number: 5502089
    Abstract: A crosslinkable polymeric emulsion has a pH from about 1.5 to about 8.5 and includes a carboxyl-substituted latex polymer dispersed in an aqueous medium, an Iron (III) compound and an amount of a stabilizer, selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants and protective colloids, effective to sterically stabilize the emulsion. A method for making a crosslinked polymer film includes forming a layer of the crosslinkable polymer emulsion and drying the layer to form the crosslinked polymer film wherein the film is ionically crosslinked between carboxyl substituent groups of the polymer by Iron (III) cations. A crosslinking agent for carboxyl-substituted polymers includes particles of a water-insoluble Iron (III) compound having an average maximum characteristic linear dimension of less than or equal to about 5 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Mark C. Bricker, Paul R. Van Rheenen
  • Patent number: 5502097
    Abstract: A fluororesin powder liquid dispersion comprising heat-flowable fluororesin powder, liquid dispersion medium having a surface tension of not more than 45 dyne/cm, and organic liquid with a boiling point of 150.degree.-340.degree. C. provides thick film fluororesin treatment by a single application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: DuPont-Mitsui Fluorochemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takumi Saito
  • Patent number: 5500456
    Abstract: A new tire sealant and inflator composition is described which utilizes a sealant having superior performance, presented in a water-based carrier, and with an inflator composition consisting of mainly dimethyl ether, modified by trichloroethylene and nitrogen gas. The composition comprises a terpolymeric latex sealant emulsion, prevented from coagulating or vulcanizing in the dispenser by the addition of additives, and made more potent by the inclusion of certain wood flours having selected particle size distributions. Other ingredients, such as propylene glycol, a surfactant, triethanolamine and ammonia, confer special attributes; for example, softening the wood flour particles and keeping them dispersed in the aerosol can, while causing them to pack down into a sealing matrix once added to a tire having a puncture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Snap Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Hughett, Montfort A. Johnsen