Polymer Derived From Ethylenic Reactants Only Patents (Class 524/543)
  • Publication number: 20100144941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin dispersion, a method for production thereof and a product. According to the invention, a resin dispersion may b prepared, during the processing of which the release of polluting materials may be avoided, wherein the resin dispersion contains (I) 30 to 100 wt. % epoxide resin, 0-70 wt. % Novolak resin based on the mass of both resin components, (II) 4 to 18 wt. %, based on the total weight, of a co-dispersing agent made from ricin oil ethoxylate, hydrated ricin oil ethoxylate, alkylphenol ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, oleic acid ethoxylate, oxoalcohol ethoxylate, fatty alcohol alkoxylate and/or polyvinyl alcohol and (III), optionally, 0 to 20 wt. %, based on the total mass, of further conventional adjuncts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Gunda Kuhlmann
  • Publication number: 20100136324
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a technique for making a dispersion phase of a biomass origin component of a polymer composite material, wherein the dispersion phase is formed in a parent phase of a synthetic polymer, highly minutely and evenly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: AGRI FUTURE JOETSU CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takashi Ohno, Nobuo Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 7728063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a copolymer comprising, in polymerized form, (a) from 80 to 99.9 mol %, based on the total amount of the monomers polymerized to prepare the copolymer, of at least one monomer A which in each case comprises a heterocycle having at least 1 nitrogen atom and composed of from 3 to 10 ring members and a C2-C6-alkenyl group bonded to a carbon or nitrogen ring atom of the heterocycle; and (b) from 0.1 to 20 mol %, based on the total amount of the monomers polymerized to prepare the copolymer, of at least one monomer B copolymerizable with monomer A, said monomer B having a monoethylenically unsaturated double bond and also a linear or branched poly-C2-C4-alkylene oxide group having on average from 4 to 500 C2-C4-alkylene oxide units, in liquid and in solid detergent formulations. In addition, the invention relates to a process for preparing such a copolymer, and also to a liquid or solid detergent formulation comprising at least one such copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gregor Brodt, Pia Baum, Tanja Seebeck, Marcus Guzmann
  • Patent number: 7723422
    Abstract: Reinforced copolymers formed from a functionalized copolymer that undergoes a reactive extrusion process with an inorganic component to form the reinforced copolymer. The functionalized copolymer in the form of a block and/or graft copolymer includes hard segments and soft segments, where the soft segments are covalently bonded with a coupling agent either before or after copolymerization with the hard segments. The reinforced copolymer of the present disclosure can be suitable for use as a biomaterial and/or in medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele L. Zoromski, Liliana L. Atanasoska, Robert W. Warner
  • Patent number: 7714079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ultra-large scale integrated (ULSI) interconnect structures, and more particularly to patternable low dielectric constant (low-k) materials suitable for use in ULSI interconnect structures. The patternable low-k dielectrics disclosed herein are functionalized polymers that having one or more acid-sensitive imageable functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporaiton
    Inventors: Qinghuang Lin, Ratnam Sooriyakumaran
  • Patent number: 7705083
    Abstract: Ionically curable fluoroelastomers based on vinylidenfluoride (VDF) comprising: a) 100 parts by weight of fluoroelastomer based on vinylidenfluoride (VDF) substantially polar end groups free; b) from 0.1 to 0.35 phr of accelerating agent; c) from 1 to 15 phr of curing agent; d) from 2 to 20 phr of one or more inorganic acid acceptors, preferably bivalent metal oxides; e) from 0 to 3 phr, preferably from 0 to 1.5 phr of one or more basic compounds preferably hydroxides of bivalent metals or of weak acid metal salts; f) from 0 to 80 phr of reinforcing fillers; g) from 0 to 3 phr of coadjuvants of processability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Milena Stanga, Margherita Albano, Vincenzo Arcella
  • Publication number: 20100099805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerization-curable composition comprising at least one kind of a cationically polymerizable compound having in the molecule at least one cationically polymerizable functional group selected from the group consisting of an alicyclic epoxy group, a vinylether group and an oxetane group, and at least one kind of a thermally latent polymerization initiator, characterized in that the polymerization-curable composition is allowed to undergo an exothermic polymerization reaction by applying primary thermal energy to a portion of the polymerization-curable composition, and then the entire polymerization-curable composition is polymerization-cured by secondary thermal energy generated as a result of the exothermic polymerization reaction; a method for polymerization-curing thereof; and a polymerization-cured resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okuhira, Masashi Kitsuneduka, Akio Sugiura, Kazuo Kato, Noriya Hayashi, Hiroshi Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20100099812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a completely biocompatible and reab-sorbable hydrogel, through the use of alcoxides of polymers and/or resins containing hydroxyl functions. The invention also relates to the hydrogel obtainable with said method and uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to the use of said hydrogel for the preparation of an injectable filler for correcting and/or treating different types of tissue deficits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CONSIGE S.A.S. DI MERLINI SILVIA & C.
    Inventors: Gerardo Balestrieri, Silvia Merlini
  • Patent number: 7696282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the hydrogenation of unsaturated polymers containing double bonds, the unsaturated polymers present in latex form being hydrogenated in the presence of a metal-containing colloid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Weiβ, Karin Creutz
  • Patent number: 7696273
    Abstract: A method for improving the mechanical hardness of polymer particles is provided, the method comprising subjecting the polymer particles to a thermal cycle of heating and subsequently cooling. The method is applicable for use with combinations of preferably three monomers, the monomers having hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups in their polymer chain in order to achieve preferential orientation of the polymer chains in a polar solvent after applying the heating cycles of the invention (for example, but not limited to, polymethylmethacrylate and polystyrene based terpolymers and copolymers). Polymeric abrasives used in slurry compositions for polishing copper and their use in a chemical mechanical polishing method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: IMEC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventor: Silvia Armini
  • Patent number: 7696263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stimulus responsive composition, which includes a polymer complex that a polymer including repeated units of polyvinyl ether structure is chemically bonded to a functional substance, and a solvent. It is desirable that a solvent is water and that the polymer in the composition contains a polyvinyl ether structure. The present invention also relates to an ink composition including the above composition, an image forming method and image forming device using the above composition, and recording medium contains a stimulating material or composition which stimulates the above composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Sato, Ikuo Nakazawa, Sakae Suda, Masayuki Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20100087591
    Abstract: A thermoset composition exhibiting reduced water absorption in the cured state includes an olefinically unsaturated monomer and a capped poly(arylene ether) prepared by the reaction of an uncapped poly(arylene ether) with an anhydride capping agent. The capped poly(arylene ether) is isolated and/or purified by methods that reduce the concentrations of polar impurities that contribute to water absorption by the cured composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Paul Zarnoch, John Robert Campbell, Amy Rene Freshour, Hua Guo, John Austin Rude, Prameela Susarla, Michael Alan Vallance, Gary William Yeager
  • Patent number: 7691930
    Abstract: To provide a non-crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition delivering excellent heat resistance without deteriorating over a long period of time, as well as possessing sufficient flame retardancy, mechanical properties, flexibility and workability, and an insulated wire and a wiring harness using the same. The non-crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition includes (B) a metallic hydrate, (C) a hindered phenolic antioxidant, (D) a sulfurous antioxidant, and (E) a metallic oxide in (A) a non-crosslinked base resin which includes a propylene resin containing 50 wt % or more of propylene monomer. It is preferable to utilize an imdazole compound as the ingredient (D) and an oxide of zinc as the ingredient (E). In addition, the composition is used as an insulated covering material for a non-halogenous insulated wire, which is used in a wire bundle of the wiring harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Inoue, Mamoru Kondo, Masashi Sato, Tatsuya Hase, Hiroshi Hayami, Osamu Ohama, Masuo Iida
  • Publication number: 20100080925
    Abstract: An ink composition is provided that includes (A) a pigment other than titanium oxide, (B) a cationically polymerizable compound, and (C) a photo-acid generator, the pigment (A) having a content of 3.5 to 20 wt %, the cationically polymerizable compound (B) containing only an oxirane compound and/or an oxetane compound, the oxirane compound and/or the oxetane compound containing a low-viscosity compound having a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 12 mPa·s, and the low-viscosity compound having a total content of 65 to 100 wt % relative to the total weight of the cationically polymerizable compound (B). There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a1) a step of discharging the ink composition above onto a recording medium and (b1) a step of curing the ink composition by irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro ARAKI, Yasuhito Oshima
  • Publication number: 20100081579
    Abstract: A method for preserving a sample is described. A method for preserving a sample device such as microarrays, slides and membranes is described. The preservation is achieved by applying a coating composition to a sample or sample device, and curing the coating composition. Candidate coating materials for forming the coating compositions are described. Preferably, the coating composition is an optically clear, solidifying solution. Also described are preservation kits which provide materials and instructions for the preservation of sample devices. Calibration devices are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: INVITROGEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul BUSHWAY, Laurence Warden, Todd Peterson, David E. Kohne, Juan Yguerabide
  • Patent number: 7687571
    Abstract: Oilfield elements and assemblies are described comprising, in one embodiment, an elastomeric composition comprising the reaction product of a linear or branched polymer having residual ethylenic unsaturation with an ethylenically unsaturated organic monomer having at least one reactive moiety selected from acid, acid anhydride, and acid salt, the elastomeric composition formed into an oilfield element. This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nitin Y. Vaidya, Rashmi B. Bhavsar
  • Patent number: 7687573
    Abstract: Provided is a water dispersible polyolefin resin composition which is capable of forming a coating film having a smooth solidified surface when applied onto a substrate and which has excellent storage stability. The water dispersible polyolefin resin composition contains (C) a surfactant, (D) a water-soluble polymeric compound and (E) a water-insoluble organic solvent in amounts of 0.01 to 1.00 part by mass, 0.01 to 1.00 part by mass and 2 to 200 parts by mass, respectively, per 100 parts by mass of a combination of 5 to 70% by mass of (A) a poly(1-butene) resin having (i) a mesopentad fraction [mmmm] of 20 to 80 mole % and (ii) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 10,000 to 1,000,000 or 5 to 70% by mass of (A?) polypropylene resin having (i) a mesopentad fraction [mmmm] of 20 to 60 mole % and (ii) an intrinsic viscosity [?] measured at 135° C. in tetralin of 0.1 to 15 dl/g with 95 to 30% by mass of (B) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kanamaru, Yutaka Minami
  • Publication number: 20100076142
    Abstract: A defoaming agent which can effectively eliminate foams generated in the occasions of preparation, coating, drying and baking of water-based paint, by addition thereof by itself, without combined use of other kind(s) of defoaming agent(s), and furthermore without impairing appearance of baked coated film of the paint or recoatability of the paint is provided. Such a defoaming agent for water-based paint has the composition comprising (1) polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil triisostearates and (2) polyalkyl vinyl ether, polybutadiene, polybutene or polyisoprene, which are dissolved in (3) liquid normal paraffin, liquid isoparaffin or liquid cycloparaffin, at such a ratio that the blended amount of (1) occupies 2-90% by weight of the total composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Tomoko Arima, Takashi Horiguchi, Shigehiro Kawahito
  • Patent number: 7683108
    Abstract: Provided are ink jet ink excellent in dispersion stability and ejection stability and capable of forming images with fastness, abrasion resistance, color developability, and high density with little feathering; a microencapsulated pigment (MCP) providing the ink and a process of making the same; and an aqueous dispersion of the MCP. The MCP comprises pigment particles having a hydrophilic group on their surface (hydrophilized pigment particles) and coated with a polymer by emulsion polymerization. The process comprises emulsion polymerization in the presence of the hydrophilized pigment particles. The ink essentially contains the MCP and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Nakamura, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Masahiro Yatake, Hidehiko Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20100068387
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous inkjet ink composition comprises a polymeric compound comprising discrete particles responsive to an external stimulus, and a functional material, wherein the functional material may be incorporated as part of the polymeric particles, the particles causing the composition to have a first rheological state and a different second rheological state in response to a stimulated change in conditions, the first rheological state being associated with a first lower viscosity of the composition, wherein the particles have a first lower volume, enabling the composition to pass through an inkjet printhead orifice and the second rheological state being associated with a second higher viscosity of the composition, wherein the particles have a second higher volume, enabling immobilisation of droplets of the composition on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Danuta Gibson, John M. Higgins, Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Andrew M. Howe, Andrew Howe, Andrew Clarke, Christian V. Nicholas, John H. Hone
  • Publication number: 20100063171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing emulsion polymer particles having a core/shell structure and also to their use in paints, paper coatings, foams, and cosmetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Konrad Roschmann, Arno Tuchbreiter, Ekkehard Jahns, Joerg Leuninger, Bernhard Schuler, Oliver Wagner, Michaela Reinsch, Robert Wrazidlo
  • Patent number: 7671122
    Abstract: A process of producing a wax composition mainly comprising a wax, including the step of mixing the wax and a component to be mixed with the wax by applying an external force at a temperature lower than the melting completion temperature of the wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Odajima, Nobuyuki Isshiki, Hidetoshi Oga, Hitoshi Otsuka, Minoru Goto, Akira Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20100048801
    Abstract: A method of making an ion triggerable cationic polymer by solution copolymerizing one or more vinyl-functional cationic monomers, one or more water insoluble or hydrophobic vinyl monomers with alkyl side chains up to 4 carbons long, and, optionally, a minor amount of one or more vinyl monomers with linear or branched alkyl groups longer than 4 carbons, alkyl hydroxy, polyoxyalkylene, or other functional groups. The solution polymerization is accomplished by free radical polymerization in a mixture of an organic solvent such as acetone and water. After polymerization is complete, the organic solvent is preferably removed by a continuous process. The continuous process is preferably performed using a plate evaporator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: BOSTIK, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn C. Calhoun, Rodney M. Weston
  • Patent number: 7666941
    Abstract: An aqueous polyolefin resin dispersion, a process for producing the same, and a water-based coating material comprising the same are provided. The aqueous polyolefin resin dispersion contains a polyolefin resin containing 50 to 98% by mass of an unsaturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and 0.5 to 20% by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid unit, and a basic compound, and contains substantially no water-compatibilizing agent having a boiling point of 185° C. or higher at normal pressure. The polyolefin resin has a number average particle size of 1 ?m or smaller in the aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenjin Shiba, Shoji Okamoto, Masafumi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7662881
    Abstract: A lubricant composition comprises a base oil and a viscosity modifier including an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer. The ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer is a block copolymer having at least a hard block and at least a soft block. The soft block comprises a higher amount of comonomers than the hard block. The block copolymer has a number of unique characteristics disclosed here. Such block copolymers offer the possibility of improved low temperature performance and flexibility in formulating motor oil, gear lubricants and greases, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kim L. Walton, Morgan M. Hughes, Yunwa W. Cheung, Gary L. Rath
  • Publication number: 20100028546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use in coating compositions of polymer dispersions comprising polymer particles having differently crosslinked regions intraparticulately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Konrad Roschmann, Gerhard Fischer
  • Publication number: 20100029829
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are adhesives comprising a copolymer comprising at least 80 wt % of units derived from propylene and from about 1 to about 20 wt % of units derived from at least one C6 to C10 alpha-olefin. The copolymer has a molecular weight of less than 100,000 and a heat of fusion between about 10 and about 70 J/g. An adhesive containing the copolymer preferably exhibits at least 50% fiber tear at ?18° C. and at least 50% fiber tear at +25° C. using Inland paper board as a substrate; a viscosity of less than 50,000 mPa sec at 190° C., a set time of less than 4 seconds and a toughness of at least 3.4 megajoule/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Patrick Brant, Chad E. Bernard, David R. Johnsrud, Charles L. Sims
  • Publication number: 20100029840
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water based inkjet recording ink including polyvinyl polymer particles and an aqueous medium, the polyvinyl polymer particles containing C.I. Pigment Yellow 155 and a polyvinyl polymer containing (a) a hydrophobic structural unit derived from at least one member selected from acrylates and methacrylates each having an aromatic ring bonded via a linking group to the main chain thereof and (b) a hydrophilic structural unit derived from acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and contained in an amount of 5% by mass to 18% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polymer. The water based inkj et recording ink, even after storage for a long period of time or storage under a high-temperature environment, is excellent in discharge stability and capable of preventing the generation of uneven density and streaked marks on the recorded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 7655174
    Abstract: A fully curable jettable composition having a viscosity less than 30 cps at a temperature within the range of 15-180° C., more preferably at a temperature of 15-100° C., e.g. 60-80° C. the composition comprising: (A) at least one low viscosity reactive resin selected from the group consisting of compounds containing an oxetane ring, cycloaliphatic epoxy resins, tetrahydrofurans, hexahydropyrans and mono-functional (meth)acrylates, said resin having a molecular weight of not greater than 300 Daltons, e.g. 250 Daltons or less, and a viscosity at a temperature in the said range of less than 30 cps, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC
    Inventors: Ranjana C Patel, Yong Zhao, Richard John Peace
  • Publication number: 20100019237
    Abstract: Dielectric compositions comprising siloxane and polymeric components, as can be used in a range of transistor and related device configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Myung-Han Yoon, He Yan
  • Publication number: 20100016492
    Abstract: A curable polymer mixture comprising 1.) at least one at least oligomeric addition product a) of at least one amino silane and/or thiosilane having at least one hydrolysable silane group to at least one compound having at least two terminal, ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, and/or at least one at least oligomeric addition product b) of at least one isocyanate silane and/or epoxy silane having at least one hydrolysable silane group to at least one oligomeric compound having at least three recurring units and at least one terminal hydroxyl group or terminal amino group and at least one terminal ethylenically unsaturated double bond as coupling additive, 2.) a system which can be cured by radical polymerisation, comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated polymer and/or a (meth)acrylic resin, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, at least one radical initiator and optionally at least one cross-linking agent as binder 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: BYK-CHEMIE GMBH
    Inventors: René Nagelsdiek, Wolfgang Pritschins, Bernd Gõbelt, Dorothée Greefrath, Stephan Remme, Andrea Esser
  • Publication number: 20100009136
    Abstract: An ink set includes an oil-based ink composition containing a metallic pigment; and at least one oil-based ink composition selected from the group consisting of a chromatic color ink composition containing a chromatic color oil dye, a black ink composition containing a black oil dye, and a colorless and transparent ink composition that does not contain a colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Takashi OYANAGI, Akio ITO, Seishin YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20100003438
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composite material, which includes a thermoplastic, organic polymer; and a plurality of carbon nanotubes, is provided. The thermoplastic composite material exhibits a bulk volume resistivity of about 103 ?-cm (ohm cm) to 1010 ?-cm at 5,000 volts. Such thermoplastic composite materials may find utility in applications that require the thermoplastic to be capable of withstanding high voltage spikes, as would be encountered during a lightning strike.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Edward W.S. Bryant, Clifton P. Breay
  • Patent number: 7642314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers polymerized sequentially or in stages and having multimodal molecular weight distributions. The polymers according to the invention can advantageously be present in aqueous emulsion or latex form and can advantageously be used in paint compositions and other coating applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Hrire Gharapetian, Robert Sheerin, Navin Tilara
  • Publication number: 20090324951
    Abstract: A utility pole includes a thermoplastic composite material including: (a) at least one olefin polymer; and (b) at least one reinforcing fiber material embedded in the at least one olefin polymer, the thermoplastic composite material having a specific tensile strength higher than or equal to 15 MPa/(gr/cm3), preferably 20 MPa/(gr/cm3) to 200 MPa/(gr/cm3), and more preferably 30 MPa/(gr/cm3) to 150 MPa/(gr/cm3) and a specific tensile modulus higher than or equal to 2000 MPa/(gr/cm3), preferably 2500 MPa/(gr/cm3) to 20000 MPa/(gr/cm3), and more preferably 3000 MPa/(gr/cm3) to 15000 MPa/(gr/cm3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Luca Castellani, Stefano Testi, Massimiliano Pavan, Thomas Ponta
  • Publication number: 20090324965
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-component structural adhesive having a flow limit of at least 1500 Pa and an initial adhesion of more than 30 g/cm2, which contains at least one thickening agent and/or at least one filler. The invention further relates to the manufacture of such one-component structural adhesives and to the use of one or more thickening agents and/or one or more fillers for the manufacture of solid to kneadable one-component structural adhesive compounds having high initial adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Horst Beck, Thomas Bachon, Nadja Hermsdorf, Sebastian Kostyra, Martin Majolo
  • Patent number: 7638570
    Abstract: There is disclosed a water-absorbing agent which combines both performances of the capillary suction force and the liquid permeability. This water-absorbing agent is a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising water-absorbent resin particles (?) and a liquid-permeability-enhancing agent (?), wherein the water-absorbent resin particles (?) are surface-crosslink-treated particles of a crosslinked polymer of a monomer including acrylic acid and/or its salt; with the water-absorbing agent being characterized in that the particulate water-absorbing agent has: a mass-average particle diameter (D50) in the range of 234 to 394 gm, a logarithmic standard deviation (??) of a particle diameter distribution in the range of 0.25 to 0.45, an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of not less than 15 g/g, and a water-extractable component content of not higher than 15 mass %; and further a liquid-permeability-enhancing agent (?) content in the range of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Motohiro Imura, Taku Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20090317616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a melanin that is excellent in coloring a functional film, and in reproducibility and stability during storage, and a method for its production. Also, the invention provides a functional film containing a melanin and its method for production. Specifically, it provides a functional film containing a melanin of which the alteration is improved and which is excellent in the property for protecting eyes from ultraviolet rays, and in its method for production. The method for producing a melanin of the present invention, comprises, at least, under controlled conditions, a step for an oxidative reaction wherein a melanin precursor is continuously oxidized while the mole ratio of the melanin precursor relative to the oxidative agent is maintained at a constant ratio, and a step for precipitation wherein a melanin is precipitated by acidifying a reaction solution after the step for an oxidative reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Ryozo Kawai, Yoshiyuki Aoki, Eiko Aoki, Kyohei Takakuwa, Masahiko Namiki
  • Publication number: 20090308553
    Abstract: The invention firstly discloses a new method for treating mineral materials, by means of an amphoteric polymer, to make said mineral materials effective as an agent for reducing the quantity of natural and organic colloids in the process of manufacturing a sheet of paper. A second object of the invention resides in the mineral materials thereby treated and obtained using the inventive method. The third, fourth, and fifth objects of the invention are the dry powders, aqueous suspensions, and granulated treated mineral materials obtained using the inventive method. A final object of the invention is the usage of said mineral materials treated using the inventive method as an agent for reducing the quantity of natural and organic colloids in the process for manufacturing sheets of paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: COATEX S.A.S.
    Inventors: Renaud Souzy, Christian Jacquemet, Jacques Mongoin
  • Publication number: 20090306267
    Abstract: A rubber mixture with improved abrasion with improved abrasion performance, in particular for pneumatic tires, has the following composition: from 30 to 100 phr of at least one diene rubber; from 0.1 to 10 phr of at least one vulcanization accelerator selected from the group consisting of: thiazole accelerators, mercapto accelerators, sulfenamide accelerators, guanidine accelerators, thiuram accelerators, dithiocarbamate accelerators, amine accelerators, thioureas, and/or other accelerators; and a vulcanization system of sulfur comprising elemental sulfur, sulfur donor and silane between 0.25 and 0.08 moles per 100 parts by weight of the rubber elastometer, whereby the free sulfur contributes in the range of 0 to 70%, the sulfur donor contributes in the range of 5 to 30%, and the silane contributes in the range of 20 to 95%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: William Michael York, Carla Recker, Katharina Herzog, Hajo Weinreich, Boris Mergell, Viktoriya Tkachenko, Norbert Mueller, Juergen Wagemann
  • Patent number: 7629413
    Abstract: C9 to C11 alkyl benzoates are used as plasticisers for polyvinyl chloride in particular in combination with plasticisers such as di-2-ethyl hexyl phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, di-2-propyl heptyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate or di-2-ethyl hexyl terephthalate. The use of the C9 to C11 alkyl benzoates provides low viscosity low volatility plasticisers, which are fast fusing with lower hot bench gelation temperature and which can be used to reduce the staining problems associated with use of di-2-ethyl hexyl phthalate and diisononyl phthalate. The low viscosity of the C9 to C11 alkyl benzoates allows the formulation of solvent free flexible PVC formulations meeting stringent VOC limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Allen David Godwin, Didier Naert
  • Patent number: 7629397
    Abstract: Provided for herein is a process for separating a hydrocarbon-rubber from a hydrofluorocarbon diluent comprising contacting a polymer slurry comprising the hydrocarbon-rubber dispersed within the hydrofluorocarbon diluent with a hydrocarbon solvent capable of dissolving the hydrocarbon-rubber, to produce a first liquid phase and a second liquid phase, and separating the first liquid phase from the second liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. McDonald, Scott T. Milner, D. Shaffer Timothy, N. Webb Robert, D. Hembree Richard
  • Publication number: 20090292046
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of producing composite polymers by combining fillers with polymers in the presence of pre-formed high molecular weight polymer. Monomer polymerization can be initiated through the addition of initiators or by reactive chemical groups on the surface of the fibers. The composite materials formed possess superior mechanical properties compared to similar polymer composites made by either purely mechanical mixing or solely polymerization of monomers in the presence of the fillers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
    Inventors: John R. Dorgan, Birgit Braun
  • Publication number: 20090292065
    Abstract: Provided is a capsulated colorant including: a colorant; and a polymer resin coating the colorant, wherein the polymer resin is made by polymerization of a polymerizable composition including a macromonomer and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer. A method of preparing same, and an ink composition comprising the capsulated colorant and a solvent, are also provided. The macromonomer is an emulsion stabilizer when the polymer resin is formed in the water solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-yoon JUNG, Seung-min Ryn, Jong-in Lee, Sang-eun Shim
  • Patent number: 7619032
    Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising dispersed particles comprising: at least one unsaturated flow promoter and at least one copolymer formed by the polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer and at least one monomer bearing a pendant functionality which can react with the unsaturated flow promoter upon drying and exposure to oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Steven C. Brown, Catherine A. Finegan, William D. Rohrbach, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 7615589
    Abstract: An elastomeric composition and method for making the same are provided. The composition can include a rubber component comprising one or more ethylene-propylene elastomers, one or more peroxide curing agents and one or more non-functionalized plasticizers having a viscosity index of 120 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Alistair D. Westwood, Yann Devorest, Eric P. Jourdain, Olivier Georjon, Bryan R. Chapman, Michael C. Bulawa, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Publication number: 20090274917
    Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a powder (A) having a particle size of from 22 to 850 ?m of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (a) which has an ethylene content of from 2 to 60 mol % and has a degree of saponification greater than 95%, and from 0.0001 to 2 parts by weight of inorganic particles (B) having primary particles with a mean particle size of from 1 to 100 nm. The EVOH powder coating composition of the present invention forms a coating film having good uniformity when applied to a substrate as powder coating, even when it contains 1 part by weight or more water relative to 100 parts by weight of EVOH resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: KURARAY CO. LTD
    Inventor: Osamu KAZETO
  • Publication number: 20090269579
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer structured particle which can transmit or reflect light having a specific wavelength selectively within a wide range and a simple and easy method for producing the same. The multilayer structured particle of the present invention is characterized in that a central layer (L0) is provided as a core and two or more layers (Ln) are disposed concentrically with respect to the center of the core, wherein every pair of adjacent layers has a refractive index difference of from 0.01 to 1.5 and at least one layer of the central layer (L0) and the layers (Ln) is a metal oxide layer (M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi Minaki
  • Publication number: 20090264584
    Abstract: An improved process for crosslinking a polyolefin polymer is described. The process involves grafting a silane material onto the polyolefin based polymer in the presence of a free radical generating initiator material and then hydrolyzing the silane material to form crosslinks. By using an effective molar ratio of silane material to free radical of 40 or greater in the grafting reaction, premature crosslinking is controlled and the grafted polymer can be shaped first and then crosslinked. In another aspect of the invention, the crosslinking process is improved by adding a catalyst for the hydrolysis catalyst to the surface of a shaped article made from the grafted polymer. Grafted polymer and articles made from the grafted polymer, particularly fibers, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Parvinder Walia, Rajen Patel, John Klier, John D. Weaver, Mladen Ladika, Jeffrey M. Cogen, Mohammed Esseghir
  • Publication number: 20090247685
    Abstract: Composites featuring nano-metal particles in a polymer matrix, as well as methods and compositions, for making such composites and uses for such composites (e.g., as masterbatches) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Fernando De La Vega, Arkady Garbar, Claudio Rottman