From Acrylonitrile Or Methacrylonitrile Monomer Patents (Class 524/565)
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Publication number: 20020042478Abstract: A process for producing a superabsorbent polymer is described. The process that entails a continuous hydrolysis of an aqueous emulsion of crosslinked or uncrosslinked polyacrylonitrile in the form of fine particles is carried out in a cascade of stirred tanks. The reaction with alkali-hydroxide solution an aqueous-alcoholic medium at 60 to 100° C. yields polymers that are suitable for the preparation of hygiene products, water-storing materials in agriculture, and sheathing of electrical cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Inventors: Gunter Sackmann, Rolf-Volker Meyer, Sergei Schapowalow, Telman Bayburdov, Jgor Nakonetschny
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Patent number: 6326420Abstract: A pigment dispersion which includes a pigment, an aqueous carrier and a pigment dispersant. The pigment dispersant is prepared by controlled radical polymerization initiated in the presence of a monomeric initiator having at least two radically transferable groups. The pigment dispersant has at least one of the following polymer chain structures: &phgr;-[(G)p—(E)s—T]z and &phgr;-[(E)3—(G)p—T]z where G is a hydrophobic residue of at least one radically polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer; E is a hydrophilic residue of at least one radically polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer; &phgr; is a residue of or derived from the initiator, and is free of the radically transferable group; T is or is derived from the radically transferable group of the initiator; z is 2 to 10; p and s are at least one and are selected such that the pigment dispersant has a number average molecular weight of at least 500.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1999Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Kevin C. Olson, Simion Coca, James B. O'Dwyer, Karl F. Schimmel
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Publication number: 20010031824Abstract: The invention relates to a process for hydrogenating carbon-carbon double bonds of an unsaturated polymer by adding to the unsaturated polymer (1) a reducing agent selected from the group comprising hydrazines and hydrazine-releasing compounds, (2) an oxidising compound and (3) a catalyst, wherein the catalyst contains an element from group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventors: Johannes W. Belt, Jacobus A. A. Vermeulen, Mike Kostermann
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Patent number: 6288158Abstract: A process for modifying superabsorbent polymers is disclosed. The surface of a polymer containing hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile in the form of particulates, is modified by crosslinking in a water/alcohol reaction mixture and in the presence of silica. The resulting product features improved absorbency under load and lesser degree of gel blocking.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sergej Schapowalov, Günter Sackmann, Rolf-Volker Meyer, Siegfried Korte
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Patent number: 6268431Abstract: Disclosed are hair shampoo compositions which provide cleaning and styling performance, which comprise dispersed water insoluble, polymer latex particles, wherein the polymer latex particles have a selected glass transition temperature (Tg) of between about −20° C. and about 10° C. The shampoo compositions will generally contain one or more compatible surfactants, one or more optional materials, and a water or water-containing carrier as an aqueous carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1995Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Albert Snyder, James Robert Schwartz
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Patent number: 6261676Abstract: An ultraviolet light absorbing material that resists blooming and migration is made up of a fluoropolymer and an amide functional ultraviolet light absorbing compound, wherein the polymer and the amide functional ultraviolet light absorbing compound are hydrogen bonded to one another. Polymeric films that contain a polymeric matrix and the ultraviolet light absorbing material are useful as the top layer in multilayer constructions such as retroreflective sheetings and conformable marking sheets.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: David B. Olson, David M. Burns, Bruce B. Wilson
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Publication number: 20010004653Abstract: A vulcanizable dip-forming rubber latex composition comprising an unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber latex, a sulfur-containing vulcanizer, and a vulcanization accelerator comprising at least one compound selected from (i) dithiocarbamic acid compounds of the formula: 1Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2001Publication date: June 21, 2001Inventors: Yutaka Ozawa, Hisanori Ohta
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Patent number: 6245140Abstract: A surface-fluorinated metal oxide particulate comprising a metal oxide particulate selected from titanium, aluminum, silicon, silver, copper, zirconium, zinc, tin, germanium, tantalum and the like, being reacted with fluorine and a process for manufacturing such surface-treated metal oxide particulates are disclosed. The process allows easy and efficient fluorination of the surface of metal oxide particulates in any desired ratio. The surface-fluorinated metal oxide particulates of the present invention are useful as an additive for weatherable paints, weatherable resins, cosmetics and the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 1997Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Chozo Inoue, Jun Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hagihara, Hiroyasu Taguchi, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Manabu Ohira, Katsura Ito
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Patent number: 6218012Abstract: A water based coating composition which does not require a primer for application over wood, masonry, metal, vinyl siding and previously painted surfaces and can be applied over these surfaces in a single coat to provide the tannin blocking, hiding, corrosion resistance and durability of a conventional primer plus two coats of latex paint.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams CompanyInventors: Darlene D. Rota, Lorette Madigan, Elizabeth C. Bell, Robert A. Martuch
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Patent number: 6214922Abstract: A nitrite polymer vulcanizate having improved hot air aging characteristics is described. The nitrite polymer vulcanizate may be produced admixing a composition comprising: (i) a nitrite polymer; (ii) a filler; (iii) an additive selected from the group comprising: a strong base, a salt of a strong base and a weak acid, a salt of a weak acid, a carbodiimide, a polycarbodiimide and mixtures thereof; and (iv) a vulcanization system. A vulcanizable composition useful for producing such a vulcanizate and a method for improving the hot air aging characteristics of a nitrite polymer are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Bayer Inc.Inventor: Ezio Campomizzi
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Patent number: 6187857Abstract: A vulcanizable dip-forming rubber latex composition comprising an unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber latex, a sulfur-containing vulcanizer, and a vulcanization accelerator comprising at least one compound selected from (i) dithiocarbamic acid compounds of the formula: and (ii) zinc dithiocarbamate compounds of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are hydrocarbon groups having at least 6 carbon atoms which may be the same or different, and an optional thiazole compound. A rubber article dip-formed from the rubber latex composition has no crack occurrence, good surface luster and good vulcanization properties, and does not contain a nitrosamine, and therefore, is suitable for medical use.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1999Date of Patent: February 13, 2001Assignee: Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Ozawa, Hisanori Ohta
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Patent number: 6162847Abstract: A method for preparing a rubber seal product of a type which contacts a metal surface for sealing thereof, comprising the steps of: preparing a rubber composition comprising acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), (A) a carbocyclic phosphite compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## where R is an alkyl group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group having a mono-, di- or tri-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and (B) an acid phosphate compound represented by the general formula ##STR2## where R' is a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms, and R" is an alkyl group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms, the phosphate compound having an acid number of about 150 to 800 KOH mg/g; wherein a total of about 5 to 20 parts by weight of compound (A) and compound (B) are present in the composition based on 100 parts by weight of NBR, vulcanizing the rubber composition to obtain a vulcanized rubber composition; and compressing the vulcanized rubber composition toward a metal sType: GrantFiled: December 8, 1997Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General PartnershipInventors: Kenichi Fujimoto, Kenji Mikuni
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Patent number: 6150455Abstract: A thermostable polymer electrolyte gel containing an acrylonitrile polymer, an electrolyte and a solvent, the acrylonitrile polymer having an acrylonitrile content of from 89 wt % to 98 wt % and meeting the following relationship:1,040,000-(A.times.10,000).ltoreq.B.ltoreq.1,490,000-(A.times.10,000)where A is the acrylonitrile content in wt % and B is the weight average molecular weight of the acrylonitrile polymer, the polymer electrolyte gel having an ion conductivity of 10.sup.-3 S/cm or higher at 20.degree. C., exhibiting the "retention of shape" in a thermostability test, and containing the acrylonitrile polymer in a proportion of from 3 wt % to 9 wt %. The thermostable polymer electrolyte gel can be produced by dissolving an acrylonitrile polymer and an electrolyte in a solvent to prepare a solution of the polymer, and cooling the polymer solution to a temperature of 0.degree. C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1997Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Assignees: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Exlan Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Takamiya, Ryosuke Nishida, Tatsuaki Sumitani
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Patent number: 6146497Abstract: Additives for addition to starting materials in cellulose based products for imparting strength and crepe. Additives for use in paper production which impart strength to the product and which can be used in creping adhesives. Enzyme activated resins for use in paper production. Enzyme-activated adhesives for use in paper production. Paper products comprising the aforementioned additives or resins. Methods for imparting strength or crepe to paper products.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1998Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Assignee: Hercules IncorporatedInventor: Tuyen T. Nguyen
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Patent number: 6133349Abstract: Compositions which have substantial weatherability and impact resistance include a substantially uniform blend of (1) a physical mixture of an uncross-linked acrylonitrile/styrene copolymer and a cross-linked alkyl acrylate/graft (meth)acrylate copolymer; and (2) a filler component, preferably wood, in an amount effective as a filler in the composition. Methods for making such compositions include forming a substantially uniform physical blend of such copolymers and filler component. The compositions preferably are substantially free of cross-linked acrylonitrile/styrene copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Hughes Processing, Inc.Inventor: Roderick E. Hughes
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Patent number: 6087453Abstract: This invention provides a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a nitrile-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber obtained by hydrogenating the conjugated diene portions of an unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer, (b) 10 to 100 parts by weight of a metallic salt of an .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (c) 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of an organic peroxide vulcanizing agent, and optionally (d) 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a compound of a group 2A metal in the periodic table. The vulcanized product of this composition is useful as a seal for Freons because it is excellent in low-temperature resistance and resistance to Freon gas permeation and has resistance to the production of cracks in the rubber surface due to the foaming of Freon gas.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koichi Nishimura
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Patent number: 6071992Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition comprising the following components (A) to (D):(A) 50 to 80 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin;(B) 5 to 40 parts by weight of a rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin prepared by graft-polymerizing monomer components comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer, a vinylcyanide monomer and optionally other copolymerizable vinyl-based monomers, with a rubber polymer, the amount of said vinylcyanide monomer used being not less than 0.5% by weight and less than 5% by weight based on the total weight of said monomer components;(C) 5 to 30 parts by weight of phosphate represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 are the same or different and are independently an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and n is 0 or 1,the total amount of the (A), (B) and (C) components being 100 parts by weight; and(D) 0.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1999Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Techno Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Okada, Yutaka Maeda, Ryoichi Motoshige, Masahiko Noro
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Patent number: 6043318Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the making a polyvinylchloride/acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber blend by a) coating a polyvinylchloride resin with a stabilizer to form a precoated PVC; b) blending said precoated PVC with one or more acrylonitrile-butadiene rubbers to form a prestabilized NBR/PVC blend; and c) applying heat and pressure to intimately blend said prestabilized NBR/PVC blend into a fluxed NBR/PVC blend. Another aspect is a novel polyvinylchloride/acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber blend having a stabilizer homogeneously and uniformly distributed throughout the microscopic polyvinylchloride domains.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1996Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Inventors: Christopher John Hardiman, George Thomas McKenzie, Lothar Frank Stiberth
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Patent number: 5985444Abstract: An ultraviolet light absorbing material that resists blooming and migration is made up of a fluoropolymer and an amide functional ultraviolet light absorbing compound, wherein the polymer and the amide functional ultraviolet light absorbing compound are hydrogen bonded to one another. Polymeric films that contain a polymeric matrix and the ultraviolet light absorbing material are useful as the top layer in multilayer constructions such as retroreflective sheetings and conformable marking sheets.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1998Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: David B. Olson, David M. Burns, Bruce B. Wilson
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Patent number: 5981638Abstract: In order to prevent a thermoplastic resin possessing an unsaturated nitrile unit from discoloration, the thermoplastic resin prepared by copolymerizing at least an unsaturated nitrile compound as a polymerizing component in the presence or absence of a rubbery polymer is blended with 2,4-di-t-amyl-6-[1-(3,5-di-t-amyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenyl acrylate. The resulting composition shows little discoloration during the production and processing stages.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1993Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Kanako Ida, Shinichi Yachigo
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Patent number: 5948879Abstract: A maleimide-based copolymer containing maleimide monomer units (a-1), aromatic vinyl monomer units (a-2) and other vinyl monomer units (a-3), wherein,(I) the content of residual maleimide monomer in the copolymer is 0.1% by weight or less, and the content of whole volatiles other than the maleimide monomer is 0.5% by weight or less;(II) a compound obtained from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of a maleimide monomer, an aromatic vinyl monomer and other vinyl monomers, having a weight-average molecular weight of from 200 to 1,000, is contained in an amount of 2 to 10% by weight;(III) the copolymer has a yellow index of 30 or less; and(IV) the copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.3 to 1.5.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Mori, Yasuaki Ii, Hisaya Yokohama, Yasunori Tsuneshige, Seizo Fujii, Takanori Nakazato
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Patent number: 5925182Abstract: A stable liquid suspension composition comprising a liquid carrier, a solid fatty acid or a salt thereof, and a solid particulate is disclosed wherein said liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of oils, olefins, terpenes, glycols, esters, ethers, alcohols, and combinations of any two or more thereof and said liquid carrier, solid fatty acid or salt thereof, and solid particulate are each present in said composition in a stabilizing amount sufficient to produce a stable liquid suspension. Also disclosed is a stable liquid composition comprising a liquid carrier, an oil-soluble polymer, and a solid particulate wherein said liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of olefins, terpenes, esters, and combinations of any two or more thereof and said liquid carrier, oil-soluble polymer, and solid particulate are each present in said composition in a stabilizing amount sufficient to effect the formation of a stable liquid suspension.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1998Date of Patent: July 20, 1999Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Bharat B. Patel, Marshall D. Bishop
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Patent number: 5916931Abstract: An aerosol propellant for sealing punctures in tires comprises a methylene chloride-in-water emulsion comprising water, methylene chloride, a curable acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer latex and a surfactant, the emulsion having been blended with a fibrous plugging/matting agent, a carbon dioxide containing propellant or propellant blend in an amount sufficient to at least partially inflate a tire, and a corrosion inhibitor. The tire inflator/sealer provides an ozone friendly product.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1997Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Engine Fog Inc.Inventors: Lawrence J. Adams, Paul D. Hughett
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Patent number: 5861452Abstract: The present invention relates to a scratch resistant polymer composition having a polymer that includes a copolyetherester elastomer, said polymer having a hardness of from 25D to 82D, and a fluorosurfactant having a nonionic organic head and a tail of the formula CF.sub.3 --(CF.sub.2).sub.x --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2, where x is an integer from 3 to 15.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1998Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Peter Laszlo Szekely
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Patent number: 5853900Abstract: Paper coating slips contain an emulsion copolymer, comprising overallfrom 0 to 60% by weight of a vinylaromatic,from 40 to 95% by weight of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl (meth)acrylate,from 5 to 40% by weight of an alkenylnitrile,from 0 to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated acid andfrom 0 to 20% by weight of further monomersas a binder, wherein the emulsion copolymer is a mixture of at least two polymers or an emulsion copolymer comprising at least two stages, one polymer or one stage whose content in the emulsion copolymer is from 10 to 75% by weight containing at least 90% by weight of the total amount of alkenylnitrile (alkenylnitrile-rich polymer or stage).Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1997Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernhard Schuler, Elmar Schwarzenbach, Jurgen Hartmann, Chung-Ji Tschang
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Patent number: 5789469Abstract: A method for producing stabilized polymers, exhibiting enhanced thermal stability, which comprises polymerizing a mixture comprising: a monomer comprising an allyl-containing group which is bonded to primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups on a saccharide, preferably a long chain (C.sub.3 -C.sub.20) allyl-containing ether group on the hydroxyl group; and one or monomers selected from methacrylate ester monomers, acrylate ester monomers, acrylamide monomers and styrene monomers, in amounts sufficient to produce a polymer exhibiting enhanced thermal stability. Polymers having enhanced thermal stability are obtained using a monomer comprising an allyl-containing group which is bonded to primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups on a saccharide, as a novel stabilization crosslinking agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1997Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignees: Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture--Agricultural Research CenterInventors: Navzer D. Sachinvala, Redford Fu Ju, Morton H. Litt
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Patent number: 5780537Abstract: The present invention relates to a silica-filled rubber composition reinforced with a combination of silica and a mixture of two defined carbon blacks and to pneumatic tires having treads comprised of such rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1997Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Richard Robinson Smith, Kevin James Pyle, William Paul Francik, Paul Harry Sandstrom
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Patent number: 5741828Abstract: The present invention is directed to a coating composition which includes a component A and component B. Component A is either an emulsion or dispersion having a hydrophobic elastomer stabilized with at lease one emulsifier. Component B is a dispersion or solution of a hydrophilic polymer which is insoluble in water, swellable in water and soluble in one or more water-miscible solvents. The hydrophobic elastomers may be polymers or copolymers of butadiene, isoprene, chloroprene, styrene, acrylonitrile, ethylene, propylene, isobutylene, alkylacrylates and alkylmethacrylates; polyrethanes, polyureas, polysiloxanes, elastomeric polyamides and polyesters. The hydrophilic polymers may be segmented polyurethanes, segmented polyures, segmented polyesters, partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate), partially hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile, partially aminolyzed polyacrylonitrile, and ethylene glycol monomethacrylate.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1996Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Assignee: S.K.Y. Polymers, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir A. Stoy, Gerald A. Gontarz, Jr.
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Patent number: 5705604Abstract: This invention relates to novel tire sealer and inflator compositions. The compositions may be aqueous or non-aqueous and comprise a petroleum residual resin sealant, an amorphous polyolefin, an organic solvent, a vapor pressure depressant, and a non-flammable propellant/inflator having an ozone depletion potential of zero. For the aqueous system, the composition further comprises an emulsifier. The compositions are useful for sealing and inflating a punctured tire in combination with a propellant/inflator.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1996Date of Patent: January 6, 1998Assignee: Pennzoil Products CompanyInventor: Jiafu Fang
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Patent number: 5703189Abstract: An saturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer obtained by copolymerizing acrylonitrile with butadiene in the presence of a free radical initiator and an alkylthiol compound as a molecular weight modifier. A part of the monomers is incorporated in a monomer charge before polymerization, and the remainder thereof is added in a polymerization mixture during polymerization. The alkylthiol compound has 12 to 16 carbon atoms, which include at least three tertiary carbon atoms, and further has a sulfur atom directly bound to at least one of the tertiary carbon atoms. The copolymer has a Mooney viscosity of 15 to 450 and a bound nitrile content of 10 to 60% by weight. The breadth (.DELTA.AN) of compositional distribution of the unsaturated nitrile in the copolymer is 3 to 20. The copolymer is used in combination with a sulfur-containing vulcanizer.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suguru Tsuji, Yuichi Uchizono
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Patent number: 5698629Abstract: A process for the preparation of a water-in-oil type polymer emulsion which comprises polymerizing an acrylamide-containing monomer in a water-in-oil type emulsion. The acrylamide is prepared by hydrating acrylonitrile in the presence of a catalytic amount of nitrilehydratase.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1996Date of Patent: December 16, 1997Assignee: Nitto Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Seki, Wataru Fujii
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Patent number: 5651995Abstract: A nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber which is a product obtained by hydrogenating the conjugated diene portion of an unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer. The highly saturated copolymer rubber has an alkylthio group having 12 to 16 carbon atoms, which include at least three tertiary carbon atoms, and having a sulfur atom which is directly bound to at least one of the tertiary carbon atom, and the highly saturated copolymer rubber further has a Mooney viscosity of 15 to 200 and an iodine value not larger than 80. The highly saturated copolymer rubber is produced copolymerizing an unsaturated nitrile, a conjugated diene and an optional copolymerizable monomer by using as a molecular weight modifier an alkylthiol compound having 12 to 16 carbon atoms, which include at least three tertiary carbon atoms, and having a sulfur atom which is directly bound to at least one of the tertiary carbon atoms; and then, hydrogenating the thus-obtained copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Assignee: Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motofumi Oyama, Yoshiaki Aimura, Kazuyoshi Nakajima, Osamu Mori, Mitsugu Ishihara
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Patent number: 5648419Abstract: The invention comprises processes for the production of useful fluid or grease from curable silicone compositions or silicone rubbers, preferably reclaimed or scrap silicone rubber. The processes involve the application of energy in such a manner that a un-curable silicone grease or liquid that contains essentially all of the original material is produced from curable silicone compositions and grease or liquid is produced from silicone rubbers. Suitable energy forms include thermal and mechanical. The fluid or grease produced by the processes are useful as raw materials for the manufacture of silicone products such as: antifoam compounds (defoamers), greases, conformal coatings or rubbers. The materials produced by these processes were unexpectedly found to have exceptional antifoam properties without requiring the addition of other materials or further processing.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1996Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: Genesee Polymers CorporationInventor: Steven S. Kendall
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Patent number: 5616644Abstract: Dyestuff-containing aqueous dispersions obtainable bya) preparation of at least two copolymers A) and B) in an organic solvent by solution polymerization,A) containing from 5 to 50 % by weight, based on A), of an ethylenically unsaturated acid andB) being essentially free of ethylenically unsaturated acids and the solution polymerization of the copolymers A) or B) being carried out in the presence of the other respective copolymer A) or B) already prepared,b) addition of a dyestuff before, during or after the solution polymerization,c) dispersion of the resulting solution in water andd) removal of the organic solvent if desired, are described.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1995Date of Patent: April 1, 1997Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernhard Schlarb, Kurt Wendel, Helmut Bellaire, Karin H. Beck
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Patent number: 5595646Abstract: A planar, solid-state electrochemical oxygen sensor having a substrate, conductive strips deposited on the substrate, and a dielectric layer insulating portions of the conductive strips except those portions which define a working electrode and at least one second electrode. The working electrode may be defined by an open printed region of the dielectric, or by a needle-punched or laser-burned hole or opening in the dielectric which exposes a small region of one of the conductive strips. A solid electrolyte contacting the electrodes is covered by a semipermeable membrane which may comprise an acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer or an acrylate-based copolymer. A sample chamber is defined by the membrane, a cover member, and a gasket therebetween, and has a volume of from about 1 to about 2 .mu.m. The gasket is formulated from the highly cross-linked polymerization product of epichlorohydrin. All sensor components are selected such that a sensor operable for at least 2 days under normal conditions is produced.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1995Date of Patent: January 21, 1997Assignee: Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp.Inventors: Joseph S. Foos, Peter G. Edelman, James E. Flaherty, Joseph Berger
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Patent number: 5559169Abstract: A rubber composition prepared by the process comprising mixing 100 parts by weight of a rubber selected from EPDM, HNBR, and butyl rubber, and 10 to 300 parts by weight of a carbon black product having an attached organic group. The organic group has the formula --Ar--S.sub.n --Ar'-- in which Ar and Ar' are arylene groups or --Ar--S.sub.n --Ar" in which Ar is an arylene group, Ar" is an aryl group and n is 1 to 8.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1994Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: James A. Belmont, Thomas F. Reed
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Patent number: 5559178Abstract: A composition for coating wet rubber particles during extrusion and pelletization prior to drying comprising an inorganic partitioning agent, a thickener and binder reagent, water and a water soluble anionic dispersant, and the process for application to elastomers including those of low viscosity or high resin content to improve their processability during manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1994Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: DSM Copolymer, Inc.Inventor: Lincoln Widmer
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Patent number: 5554726Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a method for producing a hydrogenated NBR latex with sufficiently reduced latex particle size and excellent standing stability without using any harmful solvent or restricting the kind of usable emulsifier.The method for producing hydrogenated NBR latex according to this invention comprises mixing an organic layer in which a hydrogenated NBR is dissolved in an organic solvent with an aqueous layer in which an emulsifier is dissolved in water, then agitating the mixture, and removing the organic solvent by distillation, characterized in that said emulsification is performed in the presence of an alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1995Date of Patent: September 10, 1996Assignee: Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiichi Araki, Norihiro Sugihara, Mari Kamada, Taiji Matsukawa
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Patent number: 5534573Abstract: Triazine compounds useful as flame retardants have the formula: ##STR1## where Am represents an amino group, Pp represents a phosphonate group and Z represents an amino group or a phosphonate group, or are polymers comprising repeating units of the formula: ##STR2## where ##STR3## is a diamine residue. The triazine compounds are used as flame retardants in plastics materials, particularly polyurethane foam or artificial fibres, or in intumescent fire protection compositions.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1994Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Courtaulds PLCInventor: Jonathan S. Leake
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Patent number: 5516865Abstract: A waterborne latex polymer composition having latex particles comprising (1) about 25 to about 75 weight percent of a first monomer, wherein the first monomer is at least one free-radically polymerizable long chain alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer; (2) about 75 to about 25 wt % of a second monomer, wherein the second monomer is a short alkyl chain (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the alkyl group contains less than about 12 carbon atoms and the second monomer may be a mixture comprising; i) none, one or more (meth)acrylic acid monomers; ii) none, one or more vinyl nitrile monomers; and iii) none, one or more (meth)acrylic ester monomers, with the provisio that the second monomer mixture comprises at least one of (meth)acrylic acid monomer, vinyl nitrile monomer, and (meth)acrylic ester monomer and a method of making the latex particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1995Date of Patent: May 14, 1996Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Maria B. Urquiola
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Patent number: 5500456Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 1994Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: Snap Products, Inc.Inventors: Paul D. Hughett, Montfort A. Johnsen
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Patent number: 5500454Abstract: A denture base separating material is disclosed, comprising an aqueous emulsion obtained by emulsion polymerization of methacrylic ester, acrylic ester, or acrylonitrile alone, or a mixed solution of two or more thereof, in the presence of a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator and a surfactant, the monomer composition of which is adjusted such that the minimum film-forming temperature is 23.degree. C. or lower having an appropriate adhesion and being able to be readily removed from the tissue conditioner, being easily confirmed at the time of application, being from dry spots and cracks on the denture surface, and not generating malodors.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1994Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: GC CorporationInventors: Jinichi Obana, Shigeru Hanatani, Junichi Okada, Yukari Nasu, Ryoji Nakazato
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Patent number: 5498658Abstract: A one-part, substantially formaldehyde-free, self-curing interpolymer comprising repeating units derived from a) about 4 to about 30 percent by weight of at least one functional monomer selected from olefinically unsaturated monomer containing a nucleophile group: b) about 4 to about 40 percent by weight of an olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid; c) about 1 to about 60 percent by weight of (meth)acrylonitrile; d) about 0 to about 80 percent by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid ester of an alcohol containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and e) about 0 to about 80 percent by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, vinyl acetate, and vinyl halides, wherein at least one of monomers d) and e) are present in an amount of from about 0.1 percent by weight, for use as a fiber binder, such as for coating non-woven glass mats, or as a saturant for fiber substrates such as paper.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1994Date of Patent: March 12, 1996Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich CompanyInventors: Naser Pourahmady, Gary A. Anderle, Alex S. Williamson
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Patent number: 5492962Abstract: Methods of producing particulate, absorbent, polymeric compositions comprising interparticle crosslinked aggregates. In the methods of the present invention, an interparticle crosslinking agent is applied onto precursor particles; the precursor particles are physically associated to form a multiplicity of aggregates; and the interparticle crosslinking agent is reacted with the polymer material of the precursor particles of the aggregates, while maintaining the physical association of the precursor particles, to form crosslink bonds between the precursor particles to form interparticle crosslinked aggregates. The interparticle crosslinked aggregates are formed to such an extent that the mass average particle size of the polymeric composition is at least about 25% greater than the mass average particle size of the precursor particles.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1994Date of Patent: February 20, 1996Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Frank H. Lahrman, Donald C. Roe, Charles J. Berg
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Patent number: 5484840Abstract: A textile sizing composition comprising one or more aqueous-based dispersions containing between about 15 and about 50 percent by weight solids wherein said solids comprise one or more polymers derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, said solids having an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1993Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Inventor: Jesse A. Binkley
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Patent number: 5407988Abstract: Granite-looking acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate copolymers are provided by incorporating into the copolymer a colorant mixture comprising colored polyester or nylon fibers, titanium dioxide, and a metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid as a dispersant.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1993Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Assignee: BASF CorporationInventor: Gary J. Kogowski
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Patent number: 5401800Abstract: Substantially flat surfaced emulsion particles polymerized vinyl monomer, having a concavity in at least one of the flat surfaces, a diameter D of from 0.1 to 5.0 .mu.m, and a particle diameter thickness d ratio (d/D) of 1.2 to 5.0 prepared by the step of (1) aqueous emulsion polymerizing a first vinyl monomer or mixture of monomers (a) to form vinyl polymer seed particles; and (2) aqueous emulsion polymerizing a second vinyl monomer or mixture of monomers (b) in the presence of the vinyl polymer seed particles and a non-aqueous organic solvent having a surface tention to water at 20.degree. C. of 48 dyne/cm or more, in a weight ratio of monomer (a) to monomer (b) of 0.5/99.5 to 50/50; and are useful in high performance recording material, paint compositions and paper coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Futoshi Hoshino, Makoto Nakano, Takeshi Yanagihara
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Patent number: 5376717Abstract: An ABS adhesive for joining ABS articles, such as pipes, comprises: (a) about 10 to 35 wt % ABS resin; and (b) about 40 to 60 wt % dibasic esters and, optionally, at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of 0 to about 30 wt % methyl ethyl ketone and 0 to about 10 wt % acetone. The VOC level of the ABS adhesive composition of the invention is at or below the allowed maximum value of 350 g/1. The lap shear strength ranges from about 400 to 700 psi, which is deemed adequate for most non-pressure applications, such as drain, waste, and vent uses, and pool and spa applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 1993Date of Patent: December 27, 1994Assignee: IPS CorporationInventors: Naresh D. Patel, Mark W. Brown
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Patent number: 5294664Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a fluorescent pigment comprising: a water insoluble polymer; fluorescent dye; emulsifiers; and water. The polymer comprises: a water insoluble vinyl monomer free of polar groups; vinyl nitrile; a vinyl monomer containing sulfonate groups; and a polar vinyl monomer from the group consisting of: polar acrylate esters; vinyl acetate; polar methacrylate esters and a substituted acrylamide containing hydroxyl or carboxylic ester groups. The invention also relates to a fluorescent pigment and method for preparing the dispersion and pigment.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1992Date of Patent: March 15, 1994Assignee: Day-Glo Color Corp.Inventors: Robert G. Morrison, Jr., Steven G. Streitel, Jeffrey R. Cramm
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Patent number: RE34864Abstract: The present invention provides a carrier for coating with immunologically-active material, wherein it consists of an injection molded synthetic resin with a content of adjuvant and additional materials of less than 1% by weight. The present invention also provides a carrier coated with immunologically-active material, wherein the carrier consists of synthetic resin with a content of adjuvant and additional materials of less than 1% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1992Date of Patent: February 21, 1995Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbHInventors: Hans-Georg Batz, Herbert Hopp, Klaus Stellner