Solid Polymer Derived From A Monomer Containing An Atom Other Than C, O, H, Or Chlorine Patents (Class 524/521)
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Patent number: 8853319Abstract: The thermoplastic molding composition comprises: a) as component A, from 0 to 97.9% by weight of one or more (methyl)styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers which do not have any units derived from maleic anhydride, and which have an intrinsic viscosity smaller than 85 ml/g, b) as component B, from 1 to 98.9% by weight of one or more (methyl)styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers which have, based on the entire component B, from 0.5 to 5% by weight of units derived from maleic anhydride, c) as component C, from 1 to 75% by weight of glass fibers, d) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of one or more flow promoters, selected from d1) as component D1, at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate with an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, part 2), d2) as component D2, at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Styrolution GmbHInventors: Martin Weber, Marko Blinzler, Roelef Van Der Meer
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Publication number: 20140296418Abstract: An adhesive hydrogel contains: a polymer matrix of a copolymer of a monofunctional monomer and a crosslinking monomer (a); another polymer component; water; and a polyhydric alcohol, wherein: either a structural unit derived from the monofunctional monomer contained in the polymer matrix or the other polymer component or both contain a structural unit derived from at least one compound (b) selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salts, and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives having a hydroxyl group, an acid group, a salt thereof, an amino group, and/or an ammonium group; and the other polymer component contains a polymer compound (c) with a side chain having an oxyalkylene group or a polyoxyalkylene group.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaori Sato, Takaaki Hatori, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
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Patent number: 8841369Abstract: A description is given of an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising at least one polyurethane, dispersed in aqueous phase and having one or more uretdione groups, and at least one solid polyamine with a deactivated surface, said dispersion being useful as an adhesive, coating material or sealant or for producing adhesive, coating or sealing compositions. The compositions can be activated thermally or by electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Axel Meyer, Maria Teresa Hechavarria Fonseca, Tina Schroeder-Grimonpont, Stefan Dahmen, Christian Beil, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Thomas Abend
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Publication number: 20140275397Abstract: Provided is a reclaimed resin composition, including recovered acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer resin, additional acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer resin, and a phosphorus-based flame retardant. The amount of butadiene relative to the total mass of the reclaimed resin composition is from 10% by mass to 18% by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Akiba, Tadakatsu Harada, Hideki Katoh
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Patent number: 8835553Abstract: A coating composition has excellent application workability, facilitates thick coating, rarely causes cracks at an initial drying stage, and provides a dried film having excellent tensile properties and adhesiveness. The composition contains an aggregate and an emulsion with a polymer particle dispersed in an aqueous medium. The polymer particle includes 40% to 98% of a unit formed by polymerizing an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer, the alkyl group having 4 to 14 carbon atoms, 0.1% to 5% of a unit formed by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, 1% to 20% of a unit formed by polymerizing a vinyl monomer having a cyano group, 1% to 20% of a unit formed by polymerizing a reaction product of a (meth)acrylic acid and a monofunctional epoxy compound, and 0% to 50% of a unit formed by copolymerizing at least one of the above monomers with another monomer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Toagosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Takeda, Masafumi Achiwa, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Akemi Kouketsu, Katsunobu Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20140256868Abstract: The present invention is directed to a coating composition or paint comprising a multistage latex with at least first and second stages, wherein the composition or paint is substantially free of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and capable of film formation even in the absence of coalescent agents. The base paint formulation is capable of being tinted at a point-of-sale (i.e. in-store) using a colorant composition of a type and quantity required to produce a paint of desired color and finish. The paints, including deeply colored paints, show improved block resistance, scrub resistance and tack resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.Inventors: Mary Jane Hibben, Nicholas Rebel, Steven Hallberg
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Publication number: 20140255629Abstract: The invention relates to the use of aqueous dispersions containing at least 50 wt % (in relation to the solid body) of polyvinyl acetate copolymers A and at least one polymer B which is different from said latter and which comprises hydroxy and/or ionic groups, for producing a barrier layer on film-shaped or flat substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: HENKEL AG & CO.KGAAInventors: Hanns Misiak, Holger Eichelmann, Christina Huebner, Oliver Sommer
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Patent number: 8822586Abstract: The invention relates to water-in-water polymer dispersions containing a polymer A with a cationic monomer fraction of up to 60 wt. % and at least one polymer dispersant B, based on cationised dialkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylamides with an average molecular weight of between 75,000 and 350,000 g/mol. The invention also relates to a method for producing said dispersions and to the use of the latter.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Hercules IncorporatedInventors: Susanne Bellmann, Norbert Steiner, Joerg Issberner, Christian Boekelo
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Publication number: 20140243451Abstract: A rubbery polymer comprising: (a) butyl acrylate or a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, and ethyl acrylate, (c) acrylonitrile, (d) styrene, (e) a half ester maleate soap, and (f) a crosslinking agent selected from allyl methacrylate, and mixtures of allyl methacrylate with glycidyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropanetrimethyl acrylate, dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate and divinylbenzene.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OMNOVA SOLUTIONSInventors: Sophie Drillieres, Eric Medard, Bernard Nigen
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Publication number: 20140205782Abstract: A novel vulcanizable composition is provided, based on at least one hydrogenated nitrile rubber, on at least one peroxide, on at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or salts thereof, and also on specific microgels. These vulcanizable compositions can be used to obtain vulcanized products which can in particular be used for drive belts, roll coverings, hoses and cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Werner OBRECHT, Claus WRANA
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Patent number: 8785530Abstract: A crosslinkable rubber composition comprising 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of an aromatic secondary amine-based anti-aging agent and 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a polyamine-based crosslinking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of a nitrile rubber including an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile unit and an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester unit, and with iodine value of 120 or less. The present invention can provide a crosslinkable rubber composition, providable of a cross-linked rubber excellent in a variety of properties such as mechanical strength and small in compression set, and a cross-linked rubber obtained by cross-linking the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Hiroyasu Nagamori, Shigeru Fujita, Kiyonori Umetsu, Akira Tsukada
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Publication number: 20140194566Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an amphoteric polymer having pendant acid groups, or salts thereof, and pendant mono- or dialkylamino ethylene oxide groups or alkylammonium ethylene oxide groups characterized by either of the following formulas: where R1-R3 and X? are as defined herein. The composition of the present invention improves hiding efficiency for coating compositions formulated using associative rheology modifiers, binders, and titanium dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Kathleeen A. Auld, Ward T. Brown, Kevin J. Henderson, Anurima Singh, Antony K. Van Dyk, Lidaris San Miguel Rivera
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Publication number: 20140187706Abstract: An aqueous coating composition including a) a composite particle including an opacifying pigment particle such as, for example, TiO2 and, disposed thereon, a plurality of particles of a first polymer, the first polymer being a select P-acid containing emulsion polymer and b) from 7% to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer in the aqueous coating composition, of a select second polymer is provided. A method for forming the aqueous coating composition, a method for forming a dried coating therefrom, and the coating so formed are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: ROHM AND HAAS COMPANYInventors: James C. Bohling, Arnold S. Brownell, Catherine A. Finegan, Ozzie M. Pressley, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 8765838Abstract: A non-aqueous ink composition for inkjet printing, comprising 5 to 15% by mass of pigment relative to a mass of the non-aqueous ink composition, a pigment dispersant in such an amount that a mass ratio of the pigment dispersant to the pigment ranges from 0.2 to 2.0, and an organic solvent, the pigment dispersant comprising (A) a polyamide having a polyester side chain and/or a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and a C10-40 alkene, and (B) an alkyl(alkyl)acrylate copolymer having a C12-25 alkyl group and a nitrogen-containing group in such an amount that a mass ratio of the dispersant (B) to a total of the dispersant (A) and the dispersant (B), (B)/[(A)+(B)], ranges from 0.75 to 0.99. The ink composition has good storage stability and causes no satellite even printed in an environment of a low temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Riso Kagaku CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Hosoya, Toshihiro Endo
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Publication number: 20140179857Abstract: The organic-inorganic complex of the present invention is made using an organic-inorganic complex-forming composition containing the following components a) to c): a) at least one organic silicon compound represented by the formula (I) RnSiX4-n and in which a molar ratio of an organic silicon compound in which a solubility parameter of R (SP1) obtained by a Fedors' estimation method is smaller than a solubility parameter of an electromagnetic ray-curable compound (SP2) obtained by the Fedors' estimation method and a difference between the SP1 and the SP2 is 2.0 or more (Si1) to an organic silicon compound in which SP1 is smaller than SP2 and a difference between the SP1 and the SP2 is less than 2.0 or an organic silicon compound in which SP1 is larger than SP2 (Si2) (Si1:Si2) is within the range of 8:2 to 10:0, and/or a condensate of the organic silicon compound; b) an electromagnetic ray-curable compound; and c) metal compound particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.Inventor: Taiki Yamate
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Patent number: 8735490Abstract: An aromatic vinyl thermoplastic resin composition includes (A) about 10 to about 99% by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A) including (a1) an aromatic vinyl copolymer resin, (a2) a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer, or a combination of (a1) and (a2); and (B) about 1 to about 90% by weight of a branched aromatic vinyl copolymer resin including a silicon based compound. The branched aromatic vinyl copolymer includes a copolymer prepared by copolymerizing (b1) about 10 to about 85% by weight of an aromatic vinyl based monomer; (b2) about 10 to about 85% by weight of an unsaturated nitrile based monomer; (b3) about 1 to about 50% by weight of an aromatic methacrylate, aliphatic methacrylate, or a combination thereof; and (b4) about 0.1 to about 20% by weight of a silicon based compound having two or more unsaturated functional groups.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.Inventors: Jin Hwa Chung, Kee Hae Kwon, Ja Kwan Koo, Il Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20140142238Abstract: Disclosed are pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having enhanced water resistance and adhesion properties, which compositions include 70-99 wt % of an acrylic polymer dispersion and 1-30 wt % of a polyolefin dispersion. The acrylic polymer dispersion includes (1) one or more acrylic acid ester or (meth)acrylate acid ester(s), (2) one or more hydrocarbon monomer(s), (3) one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid(s), (4) one or more nitrile(s) or amide(s) of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid(s), (5) one or more vinyl ester(s) of a carboxylic acid(s), optionally (6) one or more nitrogen containing acetoacetoxy functional compound(s), and optionally (7) one or more mercaptan chain transfer agent(s), and the polyolefin dispersion includes one or more polyolefins, which may or may not contain acid functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.Inventor: Jong S. GUO
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Publication number: 20140135439Abstract: A non-pigment particle that includes a non-pigment inorganic particle having an average particle diameter of from 0.005 to 5 microns and an index of refraction of less than 1.8, a water-soluble sulfur acid-functional first polymer and a second polymer that at least partially encapsulates the non-pigment inorganic particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: John Klier Midland, Dan A. Bors
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Publication number: 20140114011Abstract: Novel stable aqueous suspensions of a functionalized, completely or partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber are provided with very low emulsifier content and small particle diameter, furtheron a process for production thereof and the use thereof for producing composite materials via coating of substrate materials with the suspension.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Matthias SODDEMANN, Daniel Gordon DUFF, Lars KRUEGER, Sigrun STEIN
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Patent number: 8697240Abstract: A photocurable resin composition including: (A) a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer having a polyoxyalkylene structure, (B) a (meth)acrylic polymer, (C) a (meth)acrylic monomer, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the component (A) is produced using monomer components including (a1) a polyoxyalkylene polyol, (a2) a polyisocyanate, and (a3) a hydroxyl group-containing mono(meth)acrylate compound, a relationship N (=n1/n2) between the total mass n1 of the monomer components and the total equivalent weight n2 of acryloyl groups within the all monomer components is 4,000 or greater, and the component (A) is substantially free of unreacted isocyanate groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinobu Ogawa, Futoshi Oikawa, Hiromasa Kawai
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Patent number: 8686088Abstract: Polypropylene resin compositions are suited for injection molding and are capable of giving molded articles having excellent mechanical properties, reduced tendency to cause flow marks or weld marks, low gloss, and superior scratch resistance. A polypropylene resin composition includes: an amount of a resin composition (F) including a polypropylene (A), an ethylene-?-olef in copolymer or an ethylene-?-olefin-diene copolymer (B-I) having MFR of less than 0.4 g/10 min, an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (B-2) having MFR of 0.5 to less than 20 g/10 min, and an inorganic filler (C); and specific amounts relative to the resin composition (F) of a modified polypropylene (D) and a surface modifier (E).Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Prime Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Sugimoto, Hiroshi Suenari, Ikunori Sakai, Frank E. Jones, Toru Fukada
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Patent number: 8680193Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion primer, a coating produced therewith and a method for the production of a vapour barrier or of an intermediate layer. The aqueous dispersion primer based on a polymer for cement and/or other subfloors is characterised in that it contains in an aqueous dispersion the following materials: a) ?23% by weight of silanised styrene-acrylate copolymer and b) ?7.5% by weight of vinylidene chloride-acrylate copolymer and c) ?0.5% by weight of styrene-butadiene copolymer-paraffin wax mixture and d) ?0.5% by weight of additives, the percentage data relating to the mass of the dispersion primer, ready for handling.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Stauf Klebstoffwerk GmbHInventor: Frank Gahlmann
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Publication number: 20140066547Abstract: Claimed is a cationic copolymer and also its use as an admixture agent for building product systems, especially based on calcium sulfate. The copolymers of the invention effectuate accelerated setting behavior in clay-containing as well as non-clay-containing gypsums and they enable uncurtailed water reduction performance by dispersant agents used at the same time with the copolymers. The clay fractions in the gypsum system are masked by the cationic copolymer, and so the building product mixture exhibits properties of a building product mixture not containing clay. The copolymers are used as a formulation and also together with retarders.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: BASF CONSTRUCTION POLYMERS GMBHInventors: Michael Schinabeck, Frank Dierschke, Manfred Bichler, Silke Flakus, Stefan Friedrich
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Publication number: 20140058031Abstract: An aqueous polymer coating composition comprising at least: a vinyl polymer A having a wt average molecular wt Mw within the range of from 1,000 to 150,000 g/mol and an acid value >5 mgKOH/g; and a vinyl polymer B having a molecular wt Mw of at least 80,000 g/mol and an acid value <35 mgKOH/g; wherein I) the wt % of olefinically unsaturated monomers used to form polymer A and polymer B are in the ratio of 5:70 to 95:30 and add up to 100%; II) at least 20 wt % of at least one of polymer A and or polymer B is derived from at least one bio-renewable olefmically unsaturated monomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Gerardus Cornelis Overbeek, Tijs Nabuurs
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Patent number: 8648137Abstract: A nitrile copolymer latex composition containing a latex of a nitrile copolymer rubber (A) having ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units in 10 to 75 wt %, conjugated diene monomer units in 5 to 89.9 wt %, and cationic monomer units and/or monomer units able to form cations in 0.1 to 20 wt %, an inorganic filler (B) having an aspect ratio of 30 to 2,000, and a plasticizer (C) having an SP value by the HOY method of 8 to 10.2 (cal/cm3)1/2, wherein a content of said plasticizer (C) is 0.1 to 200 parts by weight with respect to said nitrile copolymer rubber (A) as 100 parts by weight is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Akira Tsukada, Kazuhiro Ejiri, Chikara Katano
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Publication number: 20140036014Abstract: Novel inkjet ink compositions for forming an image in a form of an elastic film attached to a surface of a stretchable and/or flexible substrate and processes utilizing same for inkjet printing color images on various substrates such as colored and absorptive or impregnable stretchable materials, which are characterized by heightened efficiency in process time, ink and energy consumption, as well as products having durable, wash-fast and abrasion-fast images printed thereon by the process, are disclosed. The novel ink compositions comprise a first part, which contains a property-adjusting agent and a carrier, and a second part which contains an emulsified property-sensitive proto-elastomeric film-forming agent, a colorant and a carrier, such that the second part congeals upon contact with the property-adjusting agent. The second part is digitally applied to the substrate less than 1 second following the application of the first part to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Kornit Digital Ltd.Inventors: Jacob MOZEL, Jacob MANN
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Publication number: 20140011943Abstract: The present invention relates an aqueous dispersion of low Tg polymer encapsulating TiO2 particles and a process for preparing the dispersion. The encapsulating polymer is a (meth)acrylate polymer, a styrene-acrylate copolymer, or a vinyl acetate-(meth)acrylate copolymer, or a combination thereof, and the encapsulating polymer further contains units of sodium styrene sulfonate. The present invention provides encapsulated TiO2 particles with low gel that are film-forming at ambient temperatures, especially for coatings applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: James Keith Bardman, Karl Allen Bromm
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Publication number: 20140004368Abstract: The present invention provides rheology modifiers, which are water-soluble polymers having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 1?000?000 g/mol and an intrinsic viscosity of at least 2.5 dl/g, both as determined by size exclusion chromatography, and wherein the water-soluble polymers are in the form of solid particles. It also provides mixtures of rheology modifiers comprising a first rheology modifier, which is a water-soluble polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 1?000?000 g/mol and an intrinsic viscosity of at least 2.5 dl/g, both as determined by size exclusion chromatography, and a second rheology modifier, which has a weight average molecular weight of from 2?000 g/mol to 800?000 g/mol. It also provides coating composition containing the rheology modifiers, respectively, mixtures of rheology modifiers, a process for their preparation, a process for coating a substrate using these coating compositions and substrates coated with these coating compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Tamal Ghosh, Malcolm Skinner, Tiina Luttikhedde, Celine Hossenlopp, Laurent Brauge
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Publication number: 20130337266Abstract: The invention relates to methods for producing modified composite particles by A) mixing one or more finely divided inorganic solids and one or more organic polymers in a solvent or a mixture of several solvents, wherein finely divided inorganic solids are fixed to organic polymers and composite particles are thus formed. The organic polymers are based on a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having one or more additional functional groups selected from the group comprising carboxylic acid groups or derivatives thereof, silane groups, sulfonic acid groups, sulfate groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, isocyanate groups, amine groups, quaternized amine groups, hydrazine groups, epoxy groups, ether groups, hydroxy groups, or CO groups, and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers which are different from monomers a), characterized in that subsequently B) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized in the presence of the composite particles from step A).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: WACKER CHEMIE AGInventor: Abdulmajid Hashemzadeh
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Publication number: 20130338299Abstract: A wood protection paint comprises a copolymer emulsion prepared by an emulsion polymerization process, in which a first monomer composition comprising from 60 weight percent to 95 weight percent of at least one vinyl ester, and from 5 weight percent to 40 weight percent ethylene is polymerized in a first stage under ethylene pressure to produce a first stage product having a Tg of less than 25° C. Then, in a second stage, a second monomer composition selected such that the polymer produced by the second monomer composition has a Tg of at least 95° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Lizandra Belmonte Rodrigues de Castro, Thomas Fichtner, Petra Klingel, Stephan Krieger
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Publication number: 20130331482Abstract: To provide a photoalignable material that can yield a photoalignable film having a high optical uniformity and no alignment defect, and is excellent in sensitivity to allow photoalignment even with exposure in a short period of time, and a liquid crystal alignment film having a high alignment stability of a liquid crystal compound from the photoalignable material. A photoalignable polymer composition containing a specific photoalignable polymer and a specific polymer that is reactive with the photoalignable polymer is manufactured, and the photoalignable film is manufactured by applying the polymer composition onto a base material or the like, drying the applied composition thereon, and irradiating the dried composition with light. Furthermore, the liquid crystal alignment film is manufactured by allowing alignment of molecules of the liquid crystal compound in the photoalignment film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Mayumi TANABE, Nagahisa MIYAGAWA
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Publication number: 20130330590Abstract: The porous membrane according to the present invention comprises non-conductive particles, a binder, and a water-soluble polymer, and is characterized in that: the three dimensions of the non-conductive particles, namely the length (L), thickness (t), and width (b), are such that the length (L) is 0.1 to 0 ?m, the ratio (b/t) of the width (b) and the thickness (t) is 1.5 to 100; the binder is a copolymer containing (meth)acrylonitrile monomer units and (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units; and the water-soluble polymer contains sulfonic acid groups, and has a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 15000. The slurry for a porous membrane according to the present invention is characterized by being formed by dispersing the non-conductive particles, the binder, and the soluble polymer, in water.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: ZEON CORPORATIONInventor: Yujiro Toyoda
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Publication number: 20130324657Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide a rubber composition that can obtain a rubber elastic body having small rolling resistance and excellent impact resilience and a method for producing the same, and to provide a tire having small rolling resistance and excellent impact resilience. The rubber composition of the present invention is obtained by kneading a rubber component containing 30 to 95% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer (A) and 5 to 70% by mass of cross-linked rubber particles (B) with 20 to 100 parts by mass of silica (C) based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: JSR CorporationInventors: Koji Okada, Ryoji Tanaka
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Patent number: 8598266Abstract: The present technology relates to compositions comprising a copolymer comprising a poly(C2-4 alkylene oxide) and a cationic polyacrylamide, and a plurality of nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide or a mixture thereof. The compositions may serve as flocculating agents to remove neutral and negatively charged nanoparticle pollutants from gasses, including air, and liquids such as water.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Yanjie Xu
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Publication number: 20130314482Abstract: A pseudo-pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided, wherein the pseudo-pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an adhesive base, a filler and a polymer, wherein the polymer is a polyallylamine and/or a polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride with a weight-average molecular weight of less than 100,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Jun OZAKI, Kokoro KINOE, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Tsutomu NIO, Kazuhiro HIGASHI
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Patent number: 8592040Abstract: Polymer emulsion formulations suitable for use as binders or in coating systems generally are provided. The formulations comprise a copolymer derived from one or more vinyl ester monomers of the formula I, one or more copolymerizable surfactants of formula II, and optionally one or more additional co-monomers. Gypsum boards, methods of making gypsum boards, and methods of making the copolymer are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Peter C. Hayes, Ronald Horwitz
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Publication number: 20130303679Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that can enhance the fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire using this rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition that contains a rubber component, silica, and a silane coupling agent, wherein the rubber component contains, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit based on a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by formula (I) below, at least one terminal of the polymer being modified with a specific compound; an amount of the silica is 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the silane coupling agent contains a mercapto group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Kunisawa, Tsuyoshi Tsuchida, Kenichi Uesaka, Isamu Tsumori, Reika Otake, Noboru Okabe, Naoya Omura, Tatsuhiro Tanaka, Takafumi Taguchi, Kenya Watanabe, Toru Iizuka
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Patent number: 8580873Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising (a) at least one (meth)acrylic polymer; (b) at least one vinyl acetate polymer selected from vinyl acetate homopolymer and vinyl acetate copolymers comprising in polymerized form vinyl acetate and ethylene; (c) water; and (d) optionally up to 50% by weight of an inorganic filler, based on the total weight of the aqueous dispersion, wherein the weight ratio of (meth)acrylic polymer(s) (a) to vinyl acetate polymer(s) (b) is from 70:30 to 30:70. The aqueous dispersion may be used as a joint compound or sealing compound.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Larry N. Hyman, Kim Struble
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Publication number: 20130289196Abstract: A film forming formulation and applicator device for use with the film forming formulation for obtaining sharp paint lines on textured surfaces is described. The formulation comprises a binder as a film forming component. The binder is selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). The binder comprises at least 90 percent by weight of the formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Nilufer Tanrikulu
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Publication number: 20130288057Abstract: Provided are a resin blend for forming a layer-separated structure, a pellet, a method of preparing a resin article using the same and a resin article. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin that comprises an acrylic copolymer containing a silica particle and has a molecular weight distribution of 1 to 2.5. The resin blend can improve surface characteristics of a resin article. Also, the resin blend can realize excellent scratch resistance of a resin article. Further, since an additional coating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventor: LG CHEM, LTD.
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Publication number: 20130281604Abstract: Provided are a reinforcing cord using a reinforcing fiber treating agent for improving the performance, particularly oil resistance, of rubber products, and a highly oil-resistant rubber product. By using a reinforcing fiber treating agent that has an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit content of 30-55 wt %, an acid group-containing ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated monomer unit content of 3-20 wt %, an iodine value of 120 or less and a tetrahydrofuran insoluble fraction of 30 wt % or more, the oil resistance of the reinforcing cord and thus the oil resistance of rubber products using the reinforcing cord are improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicants: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited, Zeon CorporationInventors: Osamu Senda, Tomonori Nakashima
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Publication number: 20130276208Abstract: An carboxylated nitrile-butadiene rubber latex formulation composed of a blend of a first acrylonitrile terpolymer and a second acrylonitrile terpolymer, wherein: the acrylonitrile content of the blended terpolymers is between 17 and 45% by weight, the methacrylic acid content of the blended termpolymers is less than 15% by weight, and the remaining balance of the terpolymers being butadiene. The invention also includes an elastomeric nitrile rubber article made from the formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Timothy M. Lipnski
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Publication number: 20130281569Abstract: A low-gloss thermoplastic resin composition that can have excellent heat resistance and weather resistance of the present invention includes (A) a thermoplastic resin forming a first dispersed phase; and (B) an acrylic resin forming a second dispersed phase, wherein the first dispersed phase has a network configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Jae Keun HONG, Young Sub JIN, Byeong Do LEE, Ho Ryong SUN
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Patent number: 8557912Abstract: An aromatic vinyl-based thermoplastic resin composition includes a rubber-modified acrylic graft copolymer and a branched aromatic vinyl copolymer resin including a silicon compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.Inventors: Jin Hwa Chung, Kee Hae Kwon, Il Jin Kim, Kwang Soo Park, Ja Kwan Koo
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Patent number: 8541491Abstract: Compositions comprising a polymer resin comprising at least one copolymer with hydrolyzable groups, a water-generating metal salt hydrate, and a catalyst that comprises a metal atom and at least two ligands taken from the set alkyloxy and carboxylate are used to form articles that moisture-cure through in-situ generation of water via dehydration of the metal hydrate. The compositions are melt mixed to promote the dehydration and start the cure process during the mixing step. The curing compositions are formed and allowed to harden.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Eric P. Wasserman, Bharat I. Chaudhary, Michael B. Biscoglio
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Publication number: 20130234361Abstract: The present invention relates to fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition comprising 0.1 to 10 mass % of a (meth)acrylic-based polymer, 1 to 70 mass % of reinforcing fiber, and 20 to 98.9 mass % of thermoplastic resin, wherein the (meth)acrylic-based polymer has, in a side chain, at least one functional group selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, and an urea group, and has a cohesive energy density (CED) of 385 to 550 MPa. The present invention provides, particularly in the case of using a polyolefin-based resin as matrix resin, a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition and a reinforcing fiber bundle which have high adhesiveness and good mechanical characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Atsuki Tsuchiya, Hideaki Sasaki, Masato Honma, Ichiji Kageishi, Yumi Ando
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Publication number: 20130236702Abstract: An antistatic article having an antistatic layer disposed on a substrate is disclosed herein. The antistatic layer is formed from a cationic copolymer, a non-cationic (meth)acrylic polymer, and a crosslinking agent. The cationic copolymer consists essentially of a cationic monomer, a hydrophobic monomer, a crosslinkable monomer, and an optional nitrogen-containing monomer. The substrate may comprise an optical film such as a multilayer optical film. Methods for making the antistatic article and display devices containing the antistatic article are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Mark J. Pellerite, Mahfuza B. Ali, Eileen M. Haus, Gregory F. King, James E. Lockridge, Hang K. Loi, Jeffrey A. Peterson
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Publication number: 20130230711Abstract: Disclosed are an ABS resin composition and an ABS sheet using the same, wherein the ABS resin composition has an excellent surface quality and enables the manufacture of a sheet with excellent glossiness even in thermoforming. The ABS resin composition according to the invention comprises a) 50-80 weight % of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin, b) 10-30 weight % of a styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymer, and c) 10-20 weight % of a rubber resin, wherein the ABS resin is a bulk polymerization-type ABS resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: LG Hausys, Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Won You, Min-Hee Lee, Eung-Kee Lee, Chang-Hak Shin
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Publication number: 20130222886Abstract: A dispersion liquid for display including: a dispersion medium; and floating particles which are dispersed and float in the dispersion medium, wherein the floating particles containing: core particles including a colorant and a hydrophilic resin; and a shell covering a surface of each of the core particles and containing a hydrophobic resin with a difference in a solubility parameter of 7.95 (J/cm3)1/2 or more, the solubility parameter which is represented as SP value with respect to the dispersion medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicants: FUJIFILM CORPORATION, FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., FUJIFILM Corporation
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Patent number: 8519043Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions which comprise dispersions of polymers obtained by a two-stage procedure, to processes for preparing them, and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Jens Hartig, Roelof Balk, Manfred Dargatz