Solid Polymer Derived From Reactant Containing Nitrogen Atom Other Than From (meth)acrylonitrile Patents (Class 525/217)
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Patent number: 11359312Abstract: A woven geosynthetic fabric having a weft direction and a warp direction, includes weft yarns woven in the weft direction and warp yarns woven in the warp direction interweaving the weft yarns to form a fabric having comparable modulus; the warp yarns including a high modulus monofilament yarn having a tenacity of at least 0.75 g/denier at 1% strain, at least 1.5 g/denier at 2% strain, and at least 3.75 g/denier at 5% strain as determined in accordance with ASTM International Standard 4595.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: NICOLON CORPORATIONInventors: David Michael Jones, Kevin Nelson King, Larry Ray Benfield
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Patent number: 10829873Abstract: A woven geosynthetic fabric having a weft direction and a warp direction, includes weft yarns woven in the weft direction and warp yarns woven in the warp direction interweaving the weft yarns to form a fabric having comparable modulus; the warp yarns including a high modulus monofilament yarn having a tenacity of at least 0.75 g/denier at 1% strain, at least 1.5 g/denier at 2% strain, and at least 3.75 g/denier at 5% strain as determined in accordance with ASTM International Standard 4595.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: NICOLON CORPORATIONInventors: David Michael Jones, Kevin Nelson King, Larry Ray Benfield
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Patent number: 9944785Abstract: A rubber modified styrene-based resin is provided that is excellent in oil resistance, folding endurance, and tear strength and that is preferably used for a food container and a food container lid member not cracking by repeated fitting. According to the present invention, a rubber modified styrene-based resin is provided that contains rubbery dispersed particles, having a volume median particle diameter from 4.0 to 10 ?m and a gel component from 22.0 to 35.0 mass %; a matrix phase having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 150 thousand to 300 thousand; and a methanol soluble component from 1.5% to 4.0%.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Toyo Styrene Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroo Yamaguchi, Masayoshi Ando
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Patent number: 9434821Abstract: Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide, linear, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting a diamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two oxalyamino groups. The polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymers are of the (AB)n type.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Charles M. Leir, Karl E. Benson, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts
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Patent number: 8992720Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composition is described comprising a polyisobutylene polymer having a first functional group and an acrylic polymer having a second functional group present in the acrylic polymer backbone. The first and second functional groups form a hydrogen bond. In some embodiments, the adhesive composition further comprises a crosslinker that covalently crosslinks the second functional group(s) present in the polymer backbone of the acrylic polymer. Also described are adhesive articles, such as a tape, methods of adhesively bonding, and methods of making a pressure sensitive adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Vivek Bharti, Guy D. Joly, Shujun Wang, Peiwang Zhu, Babu N. Gaddam, Sanat Mohanty, Jingjing Ma
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Patent number: 8962768Abstract: Reaction products AE of vinyl copolymers A having at least one functional group per molecule, with multifunctional compounds E derived from epoxide functional compounds having, on average, at least two functional groups per molecule, which reaction products AE have structural elements derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and beta-hydroxy alkylene imine, —NR—CH2—CR?(OH)—, or the corresponding ammonium structure, where R and R?, independently from each other, stand for H or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a process for their preparation, and a method of use thereof as binders for waterborne coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Allnex Austria GmbHInventors: Johann Billiani, Roland Feola, Willi Paar
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Publication number: 20150010766Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an adhesive film including: preparing a transparent adhesion layer, disposing a film mask including a light-transmitting region and a light-shielding region on the transparent adhesion layer, applying ultraviolet (UV) light to the transparent adhesion layer through the film mask to precure an area of the transparent adhesion layer corresponding to the light-transmitting region of the film mask, and cutting the precured area of the transparent adhesion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeon-Deuk HWANG, Dong-Hyuk LIM, Myung-Jae JUNG
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Publication number: 20140323658Abstract: A nitrile rubber composition containing a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber and an allylamine-based polymer which contains units expressed by the following general formula (1) is provided. (In the general formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 respectively independently are one selected from a group including a hydrogen atom, alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have substituents, aryl group containing 6 to 12 carbon atoms which may have substituents, and halogen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Sakamoto, Tomonori Nakashima, Kazuhiro Ejiri, Masanobu Shinohara
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Publication number: 20140311983Abstract: The present application pertains to a composite material for chromatographic applications and a method for the preparation of the composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: INSTRACTION GMBHInventors: Thomas Schwarz, Martin Welter, Markus Arendt, Björn Degel
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Patent number: 8846813Abstract: The present invention provides an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet excellent in anti-foaming release property in which whitening due to humidification hardly occurs. The invention relates to an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including: an acrylic polymer (A) which has a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 3,000,000 and is formed from a component including, as essential monomer components, a monomer having a nitrogen atom in a molecule thereof and a monomer having a hydroxyl group in a molecule thereof; and an acrylic polymer (B) having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30,000.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Masatomo Natsui, Yoshihito Takami, Kenta Yamashita
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Publication number: 20140287167Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition for providing a thin image-display device that does not exhibit display problems due to deformation of an image-display unit, allows high-brightness, high-contrast image display, and tolerates heat well. A polymerizable composition for forming a polymer layer interposed between an image-display unit in an image-display device and a light-transmitting protective part. Said polymerizable composition is characterized by containing the following: (1) a (meth)acryloyl group-containing compound that has a structural unit derived from a (poly)ester polyol and/or a structural unit derived from a (poly)carbonate polyol; (2) a (meth)acryloyl group-containing compound that has a C9+ hydrocarbon group; and (3) a photopolymerization initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.Inventor: Kazuhiko Ooga
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Patent number: 8795803Abstract: A laminate film including a first core polylactic acid layer, a coating receiving-layer of polylactic acid, and coated on one side of the coating receiving-layer with PVOH, EVOH, a blend of crosslinked EVOH/PVOH, vinyl alcohol-vinylamine (PVAm) copolymer, anionic carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR) emulsion, or blends thereof. This coating may be applied after the machine-direction orientation step and dried and oriented in a transverse direction orientation oven if in-line coating is desired; or applied to the film in an off-line coating method and dried in an air flotation oven. The dried coating layer can be metallized. This laminate film exhibits excellent gas and moisture barrier properties, appearance, and metal adhesion. It may also optionally include a heat sealable or winding improving layer on the side opposite the coating receiving-layer of the core layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.Inventors: Tracy A. Paolilli, John J. Fitch
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Patent number: 8791207Abstract: The present application is directed to a non-aqueous composition. The composition comprises a blend of an acidic copolymer derived from a first group of monomers comprising at least one acidic monomer, and a basic copolymer derived from a second group of monomers comprising at least one basic monomer. The basic copolymer may comprise an amide functionality. In some embodiments, the composition comprises an acidic (meth)acrylic copolymer having a Tg less than 0° C., which is derived from a first group of monomers comprising at least one acidic monomer, and a basic (meth)acrylic copolymer having a Tg less than 0° C., which is derived from a second group of monomers comprising at least one basic monomer. Additionally, the composition may comprise a minimum of 0.10 moles of acid/base pairs per kilogram of composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Ronald S. Steelman, Michael P. Daniels, David J. Yarusso, Craig E. Hamer
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Patent number: 8742046Abstract: Provided is a maleimide copolymer which exhibits an excellent hue, an effect of imparting high heat resistance, and excellent kneadability. Specifically provided is a maleimide copolymer which comprises 50 to 60 mass % of a styrene monomer unit, 30 to 50 mass % of a maleimide monomer unit, and 0 to 10 mass % of an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride monomer unit, and which has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 90,000 to 130,000 and a residual maleimide monomer content of 300 ppm or lower.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuo Noguchi, Koichi Ozawa
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Patent number: 8691917Abstract: Compositions comprising ionomers and imidized acrylic resins are disclosed. Articles prepared from the compositions exhibit improved heat resistance properties such as increased Vicat temperature, increased stiffness/modulus at room temperature and elevated temperatures below the ionomer's melting point, and increased upper use temperature at a given stiffness over those of ionomers alone.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Xiyun Serene Fan
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Patent number: 8669328Abstract: The invention describes a composition comprising, in the form of aqueous dispersion, A) for every 100 parts by weight of a, or of a plurality of, (meth)acrylate polymer(s); B) from 1-400 parts by weight of a, or of a plurality of, (meth)acrylate polymer(s), which contain(s) a compound of the formula (I) copolymerized, where the (meth)acrylate polymer(s) B) differ from the (meth)acrylate polymers specified in A), where these are obtainable by emulsion polymerization of a mixture comprising a) from 0.1 to 99.9 percent by weight of at least one compound of the formula (I), preferably of a benzophenone (meth)acrylate, in which the definitions of the moieties are those given in the description; and b) from 99.9 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbHInventors: Christine Maria Breiner, Mario Gomez Andreu, Gerold Schmitt, Wolfgang Klesse
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Patent number: 8623961Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, containing: 100 parts by mass of an acrylic polymer (A) which contains a vinylic monomer having a nitrogen atom in a skeleton thereof as a monomer unit and does not substantially contain a monomer containing a carboxyl group; 1-70 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic polymer (B) having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 or greater and less than 30,000; and 1-50 parts by mass of a hydrogenated tackifying resin (C), and an optical acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing the optical acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Jun Akiyama, Masayuki Okamoto, Kiyoe Shigetomi, Masato Yamagata
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Patent number: 8609773Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a polymeric film comprising one or more polyolefins and one or more acrylic polymers, wherein the weight ratio of said acrylic polymers to said polyolefins is from 0.02:1 to 5:1, wherein each said polyolefin comprises polymerized units of one or more functional monomers, wherein the amount of said polyolefins in said polymeric film is more than 30% by weight, based on the weight of said polymeric film, and wherein said acrylic polymers comprise polymerized units of one or more hydrogen-bondable monomers.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Hailan Guo, Jian-Yang Cho
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Publication number: 20130324635Abstract: A dental curable composition includes: a radically polymerizable monomer; a polymerization initiator; and a hyperbranched polymer, in which the hyperbranched polymer includes a unit structure represented by the general formula (I) and unit structures represented by the general formula (IIA) and/or the general formula (IIB) (in the general formula (I), A represents a single bond for bonding C and R1, >C?O, —O—, or —COO—, R1 represents a divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and in the general formula (IIA) and the general formula (IIB), R3, R4, and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, or a cyano group, and R6 represents an alkylene group).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: TOKUYAMA DENTAL CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonao Shimizu, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Hideki Kazama, Hironobu Akizumi
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Publication number: 20130289205Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition for laser engraving, comprising: (Component A) a macroinitiator having a structure represented by any one of Formulae I to V below obtained by step-growth polymerization; and (Component B) a polymerizable compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Atsushi SUGASAKI
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Publication number: 20130261262Abstract: The disclosure provides a cross-linkable polymer composition, a core layer for an information carrying card comprising such cross-linked composition, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A crosslinkable polymer composition comprises a curable base polymer resin in a liquid or paste form, and a particulate thermoplastic filler. The base polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane, acrylate, silicone and epoxy. The particulate thermoplastic filler may be polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a copolymer of vinyl chloride and at least another monomer, or a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a compound or blend thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Mark A. Cox
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Publication number: 20130244028Abstract: Described herein is a release material comprising: a blend comprising: releasing agent comprising a urethane polymer derived from a polyvinyl polymer containing active hydroxyl groups and an aliphatic isocyanate; and a carrier polymer, wherein more than 50% by weight of the carrier polymer is non-olefinic, and articles thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Yu Yang, David T. Yust, Lei Wang, Jeffrey O. Emslander, James P. DiZio
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Patent number: 8481648Abstract: Redispersible polymer powders which are cationically stabilized by spray drying a polymer dispersion with a cationic polymer can be used in higher concentrations in chemical building construction materials without introducing adverse properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Wacker Chemie AGInventors: Andrea Schorm, Hans-Peter Weitzel, Stefan Killat, Hermann Lutz
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Patent number: 8470931Abstract: An adhesive film comprising a substrate and an adhesive layer on said substrate, said adhesive layer comprising: (A) a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 25 C or lower, said carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate polymer having a percent number of repeating units of 4.0 to 25% based on the total number of repeating units of the (meth)acrylate polymer; and (B) an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 75 C or higher, said amino group-containing (meth)acrylate polymer having a percent number of amino group-containing repeating units of 3.5 to 15% based on the total number of repeating units of the (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the ratio by weight of said component (A) to said component (B) is from 62:38 to 75:25.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovation Properties CompanyInventors: Yorinobu Takamatsu, Hiroki Wakamatsu
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Publication number: 20130137822Abstract: Modified carbon nanotubes are provided having carbon nanotube core covalently bound through C—C bonds to a polymer shell surrounding the carbon nanotube core. The polymer shell is a polymer having functional groups pointing outwardly from the shell. The functional groups are compatible with or able to covalently connect to another polymer. Such modified carbon nanotubes are more readily dispersed in a homogeneous manner in another polymer and may be used as a reinforcing filler in a polymer matrix. The modified carbon nanotubes with a core-shell structure in which the core has a substantially unidirectional orientation within the shell are produced by reacting neutral carbon nanotubes with 4-vinylaniline through a diazonium reaction in presence of one or more types of multifunctional monomers carrying a vinyl moiety and one or more functional groups for compatibilization with or connection to another polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Jingwen Guan, Robin Fraser, Benoit Simard
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Process for recycling polyolefin blend composition using an ethylene copolymer compatibilizing agent
Patent number: 8431650Abstract: A process is provided for preparing polymer composites from compositions comprising i) a polyolefin, ii) a polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers having hydroxyl groups and polymers having amino groups and iii) a polar ethylene copolymer having copolymerized units selected from the group consisting of C4-C8 unsaturated anhydrides, monoesters of C4-C8 unsaturated acids having at least two carboxylic acid groups, diesters of C4-C8 unsaturated acids having at least two carboxylic acid groups and mixtures thereof. The process is suitable for use with recycle streams that contain polymeric materials that are laminates or composites of dissimilar polymers.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: David M. Dean -
Patent number: 8420740Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bioadhesive thermogelling hydrogel composition for repairing and/or augmenting an intervertebral disc. The bioadhesive thermogelling hydrogel composition can be cross linked with the surrounding tissue so as to potentially serve as a nucleus pulposus replacement or augmentation along with serving to repair annular tears or fissure. The bioadhesive thermogelling hydrogel composition may include three main components: a thermal responsive polymer, an amine-containing polymer and a crosslinking component. All three components can be modified and combined in numerous ways to serve the need of the system as long as the amine-containing component is kept separate from the crosslinking component until the components are injected. The incorporation of a two-part crosslinking thermal responsive hydrogel permits smaller amounts of the crosslinking component to be used and enables the crosslinking dialdehyde to be delivered locally into the tissue that will react with the hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Synthes USA, LLC, Drexel UniversityInventors: Nigel Gordon Smith, Meredith Hans, Anthony M. Lowman, Andrea Jennifer Vernengo, Garland Fussell
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Patent number: 8410218Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing a pressure-sensitive adhesive with good initial tack and good adhesion at low temperature. Generally, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises (1) a carboxylic group-containing (meth)acrylic tacky polymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 800,000 and a glass transition temperature of ?100° C. to ?30° C., and (2) an amino group-containing (meth)acrylic non-tacky polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 30,000 to 100,000 and a glass transition temperature of 20° C. to 90° C. The amino group-containing (meth)acrylic non-tacky polymer (2) is present in an amount of no less than 1 parts by mass and less than 20 parts by mass on a basis of 100 parts by mass of said carboxylic group-containing (meth)acrylic tacky polymer (1).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Hidetoshi Abe, Masaaki Furusawa, Yorinobu Takamatsu
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Publication number: 20130053475Abstract: An additive composition for mortars, exterior insulation finish systems, self-leveling compounds and joint compounds is disclosed. The additive composition contains a nitrogen-containing polymer and a reactive agent capable of forming a crosslinking reaction with the nitrogen-containing polymer. Small amounts of the additive composition contained in a product not only can increase one or more properties of the product but can also minimize the use of redispersible polymers in the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Celanese International Corporation
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Patent number: 8367755Abstract: There are provided a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in a balance between fluidity and low outgassing, and a molded product and a sheet including the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition may include from 70 to 99% by mass of (A) a polyphenylene ether, from 1 to 30% by mass of (B) a copolymer including an aromatic vinyl compound and an unsaturated dicarboximide derivative as constituent monomers, and from 0 to 20% by mass of (C) a copolymer including an aromatic vinyl compound and a cyanided vinyl compound as constituent monomers, based on 100% by mass of the total of the (A) component, the (B) component and the (C) component, wherein the (B) component has a weight-average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals CorporationInventor: Kazunori Terada
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Publication number: 20130005863Abstract: A preferably pulverulent dispersing agent comprising as the component having a dispersing action the combination of (a) at least one representative of polycarboxylate ethers with a weight content of from 0.1 to 20%, (b) at least one representative of polycarboxylate esters with a weight content of from 0 to 20% and (c) at least one representative of non-charged copolymers with a weight content of from 0.1 to 20%, which is accessible by co-spray drying the individual components and which is suitable for controlling the flowability of aqueous chemical construction suspensions is claimed. By the dispersing agents which form in situ according to the invention, a controllable subsequent dosing of dispersing agent can be achieved without an additional process step.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Manfred Bichler, Silke Flakus, Christoph Hofheinz
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Publication number: 20120322947Abstract: The present invention relates to toughened cyanoacrylate compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: LOCTITE (R&D) LIMITEDInventors: Hanns R. Misiak, William Hally, Daniel D. Morrogh
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Patent number: 8324319Abstract: A cationically polymerizable composition comprising (i) a cationically polymerizable resin, (ii) an onium salt, (iii) an azo or peroxide initiator, exhibits a lower cure temperature upon the addition of (iv) a catalytic or substoichiometric amount of an electron-rich vinyl resin to the reaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Inventors: Laxmisha M. Sridhar, Osama M. Musa
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Publication number: 20120301686Abstract: Polymeric ink binders are described that comprise two parts A and B (optionally particles having a core B and shell A): where part A is an oligomer of: A-I a ureido monomer (e.g. N-(2-methylacryloyloxyethyl)ethylene urea, MEEU)?0.01% w/w; A-I1a C1-8(meth)acrylate (e.g. n-butyl acrylate, BA), methyl methacrylate, MMA), <96.99% w/w; and A-III is a (meth)acrylic acid (e.g. methacrylic acid, MAA)?0.01% w/w, where the part A is obtained by emulsion polymerisation in the presence of a C6-20alkylmercaptan as a chain transfer agent (CTA) and/or a C6-20 alkylsulphate salt as a surfactant; and part B is a polymer of: B-I a ureido monomer (e.g. N-(2-methylacryloyloxyethyl)ethylene urea, MEEU)?0.01% w/w; and B-I 1 a C1-8(meth)acrylate (e.g. butyl acrylate, BA, methyl methacrylate, MMA)<96.99% w/w. Use of ureido monomers to prepare ink binders having improved chemical resistance is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Yvonne Wilhelmina Smak, Johannes Van Hilst, Gerardus Cornelius Overbeek
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Publication number: 20120285618Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composition is described comprising a polyisobutylene polymer having a first functional group and an acrylic polymer having a second functional group present in the acrylic polymer backbone. The first and second functional groups form a hydrogen bond. In some embodiments, the adhesive composition further comprises a crosslinker that covalently crosslinks the second functional group(s) present in the polymer backbone of the acrylic polymer. Also described are adhesive articles, such as a tape, methods of adhesively bonding, and methods of making a pressure sensitive adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Vivek Bharti, Guy D. Joly, Shujun Wang, Peiwang Zhu, Babu N. Gaddam, Sanat Mohanty, Jingjing Ma
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Patent number: 8293846Abstract: A composition including a polymer, the polymer having a non-dissociative functional group that interacts with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, a radical polymerizable group, and an ionic polar group; a method of producing a metal pattern material using the same: and a metal pattern material produced by the method.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Takeyoshi Kano, Masataka Sato, Takatsugu Kawano
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Publication number: 20120245276Abstract: This invention relates to a process to functionalize polyolefins comprising contacting a transition metal amide catalyst with an amine (preferably a secondary amine), and one or more vinyl terminated materials, preferably one or more vinyl terminated polyolefins. This invention further relates to the amine-functionalized polyolefins produced thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: John R. Hagadorn, Donna J. Crowther, Renuka N. Ganesh, Patrick Brant
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Publication number: 20120189861Abstract: A method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin, sequentially including the steps of: storing or producing acrylic acid; mixing acrylic acid containing a polymerization inhibitor with water, a crosslinking agent, and optionally, a basic composition, and/or neutralizing them, to prepare an aqueous monomer solution; polymerizing the aqueous monomer solution; drying an obtained water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer; and optionally carrying out surface crosslinking, wherein the acrylic acid containing the polymerization inhibitor has a water content of not higher than 1,000 ppm (by mass; the same applies hereinafter), and/or the aqueous monomer solution has a formic acid content of 1 to 700 ppm, relative to the monomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Matsumoto, Kunihiko Ishizaki, Kazushi Torii, Shin-ichi Fujino, Kazuhiko Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20120165471Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation-curable adhesive composition comprising a base polymer that includes structural units derived from at least one monomer that has a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond group selected from the group consisting of an acryloyl group and a methacryloyl group, the composition further comprises a group that contributes to the irradiation curing, the a group that contributes to the irradiation curing is the same as the polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond group, that enables simple performance of a peel operation from an adherend when using a lower irradiation amount and that minimizes the peel transfer contamination amount to the adherend.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Tomokazu TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 8198370Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate coated with a coating composition wherein the coating composition comprises a crosslinkable component and the crosslinkable component is a mixture of two different and optionally three different acrylic polymers. Each acrylic polymer has functional groups present that are reactive with a crosslinking component. The functional groups present on each polymer have different rates of reactivity with the crosslinking component.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Patricia Mary Ellen Sormani, James William O'Neil
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Publication number: 20120135147Abstract: A high build tooling compound suited for plug building by extrusion process with conventional FRP dispensing equipment is described. The material is based on urethane hybrid and unsaturated polyester resin mixture with additives to provide low shrinkage and low exotherm. The formulation allows building a desired part thicknesses from 0.5 to 3 inches in one application. Methods of making a plug are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Helena Twardowska, Cameron Giffen, Louis Paul Schaefer, Randall Lake
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Publication number: 20120101230Abstract: A method for providing high-density polymer surface for attaching proteins or peptides, and binding proteins, peptides, DNAs, cells, small molecules, and other chemical or biological molecules that are of interests in the areas of proteomic, genomic, pharmaceutical, drug discovery, and diagnostic studies.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Guobin (Frank) Wang, Lance Laing
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Patent number: 8148471Abstract: A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and a crosslinking system comprising an aziridine crosslinking agent and epoxy-functional (meth)acryloyl monomer, which when crosslinked, provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Maureen A. Kavanagh, Larry R. Krepski, Kelly S. Anderson, Peiwang Zhu, Belma Erdogan-Haug, Babu N. Gaddam
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Patent number: 8119735Abstract: A golf ball having a cover having a pearlescent effect is disclosed. The cover comprises a first thermoplastic and a second thermoplastic having an index of refraction that differs from an index of refraction of the first thermoplastic by at least about 0.5 percent. The cover further comprises a compatibilizer.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Edmund A. Hebert, Murali Rajagopalan
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Patent number: 8110633Abstract: A seal for a valve for use in a pharmaceutical dispensing device, which seal is formed from a blend comprising: a thermoplastic elastomer including a propylene component with isotactic crystallinity; and a polymer selected from one or more of polypropylene, polyethylene and copolymers thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Consort Medical PLCInventor: Daljit Ohbi
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Publication number: 20120009385Abstract: A resin complex which is capable of being plated, is highly hydrophobic, and has excellent molding properties and good adhesion to a plated layer, a laminate including a layer of the resin complex, and a method of manufacturing the laminate are provided. The resin complex capable of being plated includes a hydrophobic compound A having a functional group capable of interacting with a plating catalyst, its precursor or a metal, and a hydrophobic resin B incompatible with the hydrophobic compound A. The resin complex has a phase-separated morphology in which the hydrophobic compound A forms a dispersed phase and the hydrophobic resin B forms a continuous phase and the hydrophobic compound A is exposed on at least part of a surface of the resin complex.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Masataka Satou, Mitsuyuki Tsurumi
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Patent number: 8088537Abstract: The present invention relates to a resist top coat composition and a patterning process adopting such a material, which resist top coat composition is provided for forming a top coat on a photoresist film so as to protect the photoresist film, in liguid immersion photolithography.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Yuji Harada
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Patent number: 8030406Abstract: This invention relates to a rubber composition having a high storage modulus (G?) and a low loss tangent (tan ?), and more particularly to a rubber composition comprising 2 to 60 parts by mass of a low-molecular weight aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound copolymer (B) having an aromatic vinyl compound content of 5 to 80% by mass, a vinyl bond content in a conjugated diene compound portion of 5 to 80% by mass, a weight average molecular weight as measured through a gel permeation chromatography and converted to polystyrene of 5,000 to 500,000 and at least one functional group based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component (A) composed of at least one of natural rubber and synthetic diene-based rubbers.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Noriko Mori, Eiji Suzuki, Kouji Masaki
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Publication number: 20110224377Abstract: Poly(vinyl ester) block copolymers comprising blocks of two or more different vinyl ester repeating units. The vinyl ester repeating units may be wherein R is H, C1-C22 straight or branched alkyl or alkylhalide, or phenyl or substituted phenyl, and n is 10 to 12,000. Methods of making poly(vinyl ester) block copolymers, including reversible-addition fragmentation chain transfer, organobismuthine-mediated living radical polymerization, and cobalt mediated radical polymerization. Chemically-degradable and biodegradable polymers comprising poly(vinyl ester) block copolymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Mahesh Kalyana Mahanthappa, Corinne Elizabeth Lipscomb
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Patent number: 8008379Abstract: The invention provides a fluorescent polymer fine particle having at least: a polymer particle having a core-shell configuration having a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic shell; and a fluorescent lanthanoid dye that is integrated with the polymer particle and has a fluorescent lanthanoid cation, wherein a hydrophilic polymer which forms the hydrophilic shell has a polymerizable unit and at least one hydrophilic unit selected from the group consisting of a hydrophilic (meth)acrylamide unit and a hydrophilic vinyl amine unit. The invention further provides a method for forming the fluorescent polymer fine particle having at least dispersing and polymerizing a hydrophobic radical polymerizable monomer in an aqueous solvent in the presence of a radical generator and the presence of a components for forming a hydrophilic polymer which forms the hydrophilic shell; and introducing the fluorescent lanthanoid dye with the polymer particle.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Naonori Makino, Koki Nakamura