Solid Graft Or Graft-type Copolymer Derived From Ethylenic Reactants Only Patents (Class 525/64)
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Publication number: 20100160505Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition excellent in strength, impact resistance, heat resistance and moldability and further, of low environmental load capable of decreasing CO2 exhaustion in its production. The present invention is a resin composition comprising a styrene-based resin (A), an aliphatic polyester (B) and at least one species selected from a compatibilizer (C) and a dicarboxylic anhydride (D), and the compatibilizer is preferably at least one species described below.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Sadanori Kumazawa, Akiyoshi Tamai, Hiroyuki Ohme, Sadayuki Kobayashi, Akinori Kanomata, Koji Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20100160558Abstract: Disclosed are a polyhydroxy alkanoate resin composition including (A) a polyhydroxy alkanoate resin and (B) a vinyl-based copolymer resin including (B-1) a copolymer including two or more monomers comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer, an unsaturated nitrile monomer, an acryl-based monomer, or a combination thereof; and (B-2) a rubber-modified vinyl-based graft copolymer and a molded product fabricated using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Young-Mi CHUNG, Chang-Do JUNG, Doo-Han HA
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Publication number: 20100160534Abstract: Impact-modified polycarbonate compositions are disclosed that comprise a first graft polymer based on silicone-acrylate composite rubber as graft base, wherein the amount of silicone rubber is from 65 to 95 wt. % (based on the graft base), and a second graft polymer containing free copolymer, that is to say copolymer that is not chemically bonded to the rubber, and having a weight-average molecular weight of from 60,000 to 150,000 g/mol. The use of the polycarbonate compositions in the production of moulded articles, and to the moulded articles themselves are also disclosed. The compositions and moulding compositions have an optimum combination of good elongation at tear, good hydrolytic stability and low melt viscosity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AGInventors: Achim FELDERMANN, Eckhard Wenz, Andreas Seidel, Evgueni Avtomotov
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Publication number: 20100152384Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic polymer composition which is excellent in the impact resistance, a fracture morphology and rigidity, as well as has a possibility of the effect for reducing environmental load. The thermoplastic resin composition comprises 15 to 85% by mass of aliphatic polyester-based resin (A) comprising the following (AI) and (AII) components, and 15 to 85% by mass of styrene-based resin (B) which is at least one selected from the group consisting of the following (BI) to (BIII). The above (AI) is an aliphatic polyester-based resin having units formed from an aliphatic diol and/or an alicyclic diol and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (including derivatives thereof) and/or an alicyclic dicarboxylic (including derivatives thereof) as repeating units, and the above (AII) is a polylactic acid-based aliphatic polyester resin having not less than 70 mol % of lactic acid unit content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Tatsuya Toneri, Masaaki Mawatari
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Publication number: 20100152359Abstract: An environmentally sound thermoplastic resin composition using a recycled polyester resin according to the present invention comprises (A) 1 to 98 parts by weight of a recycled polyester resin; (B) 1 to 80 parts by weight of a modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer resin comprising a functional group capable of reacting with polyester; and (C) 98 to 1 part by weight of an aromatic vinyl graft copolymer resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Jee Kwon PARK, Jin Hwan CHOI, Kang Yeol PARK, Jun Myung KIM, Jae Won LEE
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Patent number: 7737218Abstract: Provided is a method comprising reacting the anionic living end of a polymer with a compound selected from the group consisting of tin halides and silicon halides to produced a polymer with a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond. An engineered plastic may then be produced by adding the polymer containing a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond to a solvent comprising at least one vinyl monomer; (b) optionally adding at least one additional inert solvent; (c) optionally adding additives selected from the group consisting of extender oils, modifiers, and antioxidants; and (d) initiating polymerization of the at least one vinyl monomer by the use of an initiator and/or heat, wherein a free radical is produced from the polymer containing a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: James E. Hall, David F. Lawson
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Publication number: 20100144971Abstract: Polylactide resins are blended with core-shell rubber particles to improve impact strength. A good balance of impact strength and transparency is achieved when the rubber particles are distributed within the polymer matrix such that most of them exist as single particles or agglomerates having a diameter of 150 nanometers or more, and the number average size of the particles and agglomerates is not more than 210 nanometers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2007Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Laura Mae Babcock, David E. Henton, Fasil A. Tadesse
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Patent number: 7718721Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes the product of melt kneading a composition including a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin, an acid-functionalized hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene, and a polyamine compound. The composition exhibits substantially improved chemical resistance compared to a corresponding composition lacking the polyamine compound. Methods of preparing the composition and articles prepared for the composition are also described. The composition is particularly useful for fabricating halogen-free tubes for sheathing automotive wiring harnesses.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Kim G. Balfour, Vijay Mhetar, William Eugene Pecak, Vijay Rajamani
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Patent number: 7705089Abstract: A rubber-modified styrene resin composition having excellent impact resistance, high tensile strength, and good moldability is provided. The present invention is accomplished by a rubber-modified styrene resin composition containing 99.9 to 97 percent by weight of a rubber-modified styrene resin (E) and 0.1 to 3 percent by weight of a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer (D), the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer (D) being a specific copolymer prepared with a polyorganosiloxane (A) produced by polymerizing 99.9 to 99.6 percent by weight of a organosiloxane with 0.1 to 0.4 percent by weight of a graft-linking agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventors: Takao Shibata, Akira Takaki, Kazunori Saegusa
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Patent number: 7700689Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball material composed of (i) a non-ionomeric thermoplastic resin, (ii) an ionomeric resin and/or an acid-containing polymer which is the base polymer of an ionomeric resin, and (iii) a norbornene dicarboxylic anhydride and/or a derivative thereof. Methods for preparing such a material, and a golf ball which includes as a component therein a part made of the golf ball material are also provided. The golf ball material has a good thermal stability, flow and processability, and can thus be used to obtain high-performance golf balls endowed with an excellent rebound resilience, durability and flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Egashira, Eiji Takehana
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Publication number: 20100076146Abstract: Provided is a production process for a graft copolymer or a thermoplastic resin composition containing the above graft copolymer, which comprises graft-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a combination of 20 to 100% by mass of a reactive polyolefin and 0 to 80% by mass of a polyolefin other than the reactive polyolefin with 0.2 to 300 parts by mass of at least one specific monomer under the presence of a radical initiator and which is useful as a sealant, a modifier for polyolefins, a surface treating agent, a primer treating agent, a coating agent component and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Machida, Ryo Aburatani, Takenori Fujimura, Harumi Nakashima
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Patent number: 7674855Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition having improved melt flow and chemical resistance is disclosed. The composition contains A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of aromatic polycarbonate and polyester carbonate, B) a graft polymer of at least one vinyl monomer on at least one rubber having a glass transition temperature of <10° C. as graft base and C) vinyl (co)polymer having weight-average molecular weight of 1500 to 5000 g/mol and glass transition temperature of >40° C. The composition may optionally further contain D) a phosphorus-based flame retardant and E) an anti-dripping agent.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Marc Vathauer
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Patent number: 7671129Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition capable of demonstrating impact strength, and high resistance to hydrolysis and heat discoloration without impairing the essential properties of the thermoplastic resin. The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing: 70 to 99% by mass of thermoplastic resin (A) containing a polycarbonate resin as an essential component; and 1 to 30% by mass of graft copolymer (B) which is a graft copolymer obtained by emulsion graft polymerization of a monomer or monomer mixture containing at least alkyl methacrylate in the presence of a latex containing a butadiene rubber polymer, wherein the amount of the butadiene rubber polymer included is in the range of 55 to 90% by mass, and the graft copolymer (B) is obtained by using 0.05 to 10 parts by mass of sodium alkylphenylether disulfonate with respect to 100 parts by mass of the graft copolymer (B).Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miura, Keiji Nakamura, Mari Sekita, Masahiro Osuka
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Publication number: 20100047596Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of a dry blend comprising a polyethylene resin and a functionalised polyolefin or ionomer in a composition with a thermoplastic resin in order to produce a layer that provides adhesion, fire resistance and low permeation rate in a multi layer rotomoulded article.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2006Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Eric Maziers
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Patent number: 7655725Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hydrogenated polymer comprising the steps of hydrogenation of at least one carbon-carbon double bond of an unsaturated polymer in latex in the presence of hydrazine, an oxidizing compound and a catalyst, followed by separation of the hydrogenated polymer from the latex. After the separation of the hydrogenerated polymer from the latex a mixing step is carried out in which the hydrogenated polymer is first mixed with an amine group containing compound and next the hydrogenated polymer is mixed with a compound that is capable of reacting with an amine. The invention also relates to the hydrogenated polymer. The invention further relates to the use of this polymer in a compounds to make an article by shaping and vulcanisation.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2003Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Johannes Wilhelmus Belt, Marco Marcus Matheus Driessen, Gerhard Vliet Van
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Patent number: 7649048Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugated polymer with provided thereon at least one molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) and a method for preparing such a polymer. The conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP according to the invention combines both transducer properties and selectivity properties in one single material. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for use in chemo- or bio-sensors. Furthermore, the conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP may be used in electronic devices and in chromatography, molecular recognition, selective sample enrichment or in catalysis.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignees: IMEC, Universiteit HasseltInventors: Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande
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Patent number: 7649073Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate copolymer comprising A) a structure derived from a dihydroxy alkylene oxide compound selected from the group consisting of formula (1a) and formula (1b): H-(E-X)l—OH??(1a) H-(E-X-E)l-OH??(1b) wherein E and X are different and each and independently are selected from the group consisting of formula (2a) and formula (2b): —(OCH2CH2)m—??(2a) —(OCHRCH2)n—??(2b) wherein R is a C1-8 alkyl group; l, m, and n are integers greater than or equal to 1; and wherein the weight average molecular weight of the total amount of the structures corresponding to formula (2b) in the copolymer is between 100 and 2,000 g/mol; and B) a structure derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the structures of A) and B).Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Gary C. Davis, Dibakar Dhara, Sarah Elizabeth Genovese, Katherine Glasgow, Gautam Madan, Patrick J. McCloskey, Yohana Perez de Diego, William D. Richards
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Publication number: 20100010146Abstract: A styrenic thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises about 100 parts by weight of base resin comprising (A) about 10 to about 99 parts by weight of styrenic resin containing an epoxy group and (B) about 1 to about 90 parts by weight of polyester resin; and (C) about 0.1 to about 97 parts by weight of amorphous modified polyester resin, based on the total weight of the base resin. A molded article produced from the styrenic thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention can have excellent impact resistance and paintability.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Jae Won LEE, Jin Hwan CHOI, Jun Myung KIM, Jee Kwon PARK
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Patent number: 7642315Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate copolymer comprising A) a structure derived from a dihydroxy alkylene oxide compound selected from the group consisting of formula (1a) and formula (1b): H-(E-X)l—OH??(1a) H-(E-X-E)l-OH??(1b) wherein E and X are different and each and independently are selected from the group consisting of formula (2a) and formula (2b): —(OCH2CH2)m—??(2a) —(OCHRCH2)n—??(2b) wherein R is a C1-8 alkyl group; l, m, and n are integers greater than or equal to 1; and wherein the weight average molecular weight of the total amount of the structures corresponding to formula (2b) in the copolymer is between 100 and 2,000 g/mol; and B) a structure derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the structures of A) and B).Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Gary C. Davis, Dibakar Dhara, Sarah Elizabeth Genovese, Katherine Glasgow, Jennifer Kübel, Gautam Madan, Patrick J. McCloskey, William D. Richards
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Publication number: 20090324911Abstract: A multi-component article comprising a first component comprising a biodegradable polymer, and a second component comprising a polyolefin and a reactive modifier. A method of preparing a multi-layer film comprising coextruding first and second film layers, wherein the first layer comprises a polylactic acid and the second layer comprises a polyolefin and an epoxy-functionalized polyolefin. A method of preparing a multi-component fiber comprising coextruding a core component and a sheath component, wherein the core component comprises a polyolefin and an epoxy-functionalized polyolefin and the sheath component comprises a polylactic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: Fina Technology, Inc.Inventors: Fengkui Li, Tim J. Coffy, Michel Daumerie
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Patent number: 7619036Abstract: Copolymers of fluorinated polydienes and sulfonated polystyrene and their use in fuel cell membranes, batteries, breathable chemical-biological protective materials, and templates for sol-gel polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Jimmy W. Mays, Samuel P. Gido, Tianzi Huang, Kunlun Hong
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Patent number: 7608666Abstract: This invention is a polyester resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a resin composition consisting of 60 to 95 wt % of (a) a polyester resin and 5 to 40 wt % of (b) an olefin-based resin, and 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of (c) one or more resins selected from polyphenylene sulfide resins and liquid crystal resins, wherein said olefin-based resin (b) is composed of (b-1) a functional group-containing olefin copolymer having at least one kind of functional groups selected from carboxylic acid groups, carboxylic anhydride groups, carboxylic ester groups, metal carboxylate groups and epoxy groups and (b-2) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an a-olefin with 3 to 20 carbon atoms; and the polyester resin (a) forms a continuous phase, while the olefin-based resin (b) is dispersed as particles with an average particle size of 0.01 to 2 ?m in the composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hideo Matsuoka, Mitsushige Hamaguchi, Toru Nishimura
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Patent number: 7605199Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions, films, continues, closures, laminates can comprise a modified vinyl polymer said modified polymer having a moiety comprising a cyclodextrin compound. The cyclodextrin compound, locked into the polymer structure, can absorb impurities, permeants, or other undesirable volatile materials. The cooperation between the cyclodextrin grafted onto the thermoplastic polymer and the polymer structure can provide barrier properties to a film, web or other polymer structure. A permeant or a contaminant can be complexed or trapped within the polymer and held within the film or Web preventing the permeant or contaminant from passing into the interior of a container or enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Cellresin Technologies, LLCInventors: Willard E. Wood, Neil J. Beaverson, Kasyap V. Seethamraju
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Patent number: 7605210Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising of a dynamically-cured rubber; and a thermoplastic phase, where the thermoplastic phase includes fiber and the reaction product of a methylene donor and a methylene acceptor. The thermoplastic phase could include a functionalized thermoplastic resin.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: ExxonMobile Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Maria D. Ellul, Rodney May, Andre Van Meerbeek
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Publication number: 20090247699Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide moulding compound, containing a) 95 to 5% by weight of an amorphous copolyamide of the formula PA MACMI/MACMT/12 ?with a MACMI proportion in the copolyamide in the range of 5 to 95% by weight, MACMT proportion in the range of 0 to 90% by weight and LC12 proportion in the range of 5 to 60% by weight, the sum of these three proportions in the copolyamide a) being 100% by weight, b) 5 to 95% by weight of an amorphous or microcrystalline or partially crystalline polyamide of the formula PA(MACMX)x/(PACMY)y/(MXDU)u/(LCZ)z ?the proportions x, y, u and z of the four monomer groups being respectively between 0 and 100% by weight, the sum of these four proportions in polyamide b) being 100% by weight; X, Y and U meaning dicarboxylic acids, selected from the group comprising DC4, DC6, DC9, DC10, DC11, DC12, DC13, DC14, DC15 to DC36, and LCZ lactams or corresponding amino carboxylic acids selected from the group comprising LC4, LC6, LC11 and LC12, c) 1 to 30% by weight atType: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Friedrich Severin Buehler, Etienne Aepli, Sepp Bass, Ralf Hala
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Patent number: 7589151Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a polylactic acid polymer (A), an acrylic polymer (B) containing units of methyl methacrylate monomer, and a graft copolymer (C) obtained by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer onto a rubbery polymer, wherein the refractive index, Rc, of the graft copolymer (C) and the total refractive index, Rab, of the polylactic acid polymer (A) and the acrylic polymer (B) satisfy the following formula (1) ?0.004?Rc?Rab?+0.008??(1).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Aoki, Masakazu Ito, Takashi Miura, Masahiro Osuka
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Patent number: 7589150Abstract: Disclosed are polypropylene homopolymers, copolymers and mono and polyfunctional polypropylene derivatives as well as methods of preparing them. These polymers are prepared in the eresence of a metallocene catalyst and are isotactic. Applications using these polymers include but are not limited to, electrophotography toners, melt facture reduction agents, and compatibilizers.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2001Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Paul Hanna, Satyarayana Nistala, Leon L. Otte, Kent Fudge, Thomas J. Clark, David D. Truong, John Woods
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Patent number: 7553895Abstract: A thermoplastic polycarbonate composition is disclosed, in various embodiments, having enhanced low-temperature ductility, UV resistance and/or fire-retardance characteristics. The composition comprises a polycarbonate, and a combination of an elastomer-modified graft copolymer and a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer. The polycarbonate composition is useful for manufacture of electronic and mechanical parts, among others.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Yuxian An, Jing Chen, Hua Jiao, Yegang Lin, Mahari Tjahjadi, XinMin Yang
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Publication number: 20090163659Abstract: The present invention is directed to polymer resins having soft touch and low gloss and methods of making the same. The polymer resins comprise at least one grafted rubber copolymer, at least one polyester copolymer and at least one acrylate copolymer or a vinylacetate copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Gregory Gemeinhardt, Chuan-Ju Chen, Frank D. Brauer
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Patent number: 7541418Abstract: A transparent antimicrobial thermoplastic molding composition is disclosed. The composition contains aromatic polycarbonate resin and 0.01 to 3.8 of an antimicrobial compound conforming to formula (I) AgaM1bM22(PO4)3??(I) wherein M1 is at least one ion selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion, ammonium ion and hydrogen ion, M2 a tetravalent metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Sn, and where a and b are positive numbers where a+mb=1 where m is a valence of M1, the percent being relative to the weight of the polycarbonate. The composition is suitable for molding articles having good appearance and surface qualities.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience LLCInventors: Michael A. Gerace, James P. Mason, John J. Charles
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Publication number: 20090111921Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition excellent in molding processability which comprises a plant-derived biodegradable plastic produced by actively fixing carbon dioxide present in the earth. A resin composition excellent in molding processability, comprising (A) a biodegradable (3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer having a recurring unit represented by the formula (1): [—CHR—CH2—CO—O—] (wherein R represents an alkyl group represented by the formula CnH2n+1 and n is an integer of 1 to 15) and 0.1 to 100 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of (A) the biodegradable (3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer, of (B) an acrylic modifier having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 500,000 to 10,000,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuo Nakamura, Taizo Aoyama, Yoshihiko Hashimoto, Noriyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090099297Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising: (i) 5-45 wt. % of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) graft copolymer or acrylate-modified ASA, (ii) 2-82 wt. % of at least one polyestercarbonate which is a block polyestercarbonate comprising organic carbonate blocks alternating with arylate blocks, said arylate blocks comprising ester structural units derived from at least one 1,3-dihydroxybenzene moiety and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and having a degree of polymerization of at least about 4; and (iii) 5-60 wt. % of at least one rigid thermoplastic polymer comprising structural units derived from styrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, and acrylonitrile; styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; alpha-methyl styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; or alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate, or mixtures thereof, wherein wt.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Franciscus Maria Huijs, Robert Dirk van de Grampel, Ronald Akkermans
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Patent number: 7517934Abstract: Oligomer-modified anionically polymerized polymers, reinforced materials made with the polymers and articles made from the reinforced materials are provided. The oligomer-modified polymers are made by reacting anionically polymerized polymers with low molecular weight acrylic oligomers. The oligomer-modified polymers may be used as adhesives, compatibilizers, reinforcing agents and impact modifiers.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignees: BASF Corporation, Dynasol, LLC.Inventors: Gary A. Deeter, Marco A. Villalobos, Sergio Alberto Moctezuma Espiricueto, Javier Revilla Vazquez, Jose Manuel Rojas Garcia, Gerardo Gutierrez Cruz
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Patent number: 7514147Abstract: Disclosed is a formable thermoplastic multi-layer laminate comprising an outer layer comprising a polymer comprising resorcinol arylate polyester chain members, a middle layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer, an inner-tie layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer comprising a carbonate polymer and an acrylonitrile-styrene graft copolymer comprising at least one of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate graft copolymer (ASA) or an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer (ABS), the middle layer being between the outer layer and the inner-tie layer and being in contact with both the outer layer and the inner-tie layer. Also disclosed are a formed multi-layer laminate and an article comprising the multi-layer laminate bonded to a substrate. A method of making the article is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Michael Shoen Davis, Martin Lindway, Michael T. Roland, Joseph Anthony Suriano, Hua Wang, Vicki Herzl Watkins, Georgios S. Zafiris, Hongyi Zhou
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Publication number: 20090076212Abstract: A process for preparing a functionalized polymer composition and a functionalized polymer composition. The process comprises the steps of providing a hydrocarbon resin, a polyolefin and a graft monomer, and dispersing the hydrocarbon resin in the polyolefin, followed by adding the graft monomer under shear to prepare the functionalized polymer composition. The polyolefin can comprise a polyethylene polymer or a C3 to C40 polymer having a molecular weight (Mw) of at least 20000.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Kenneth Lewtas, Jean-Roch Schauder, Stijn Van Lierde, Jurgen Schroeyers
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Publication number: 20090076191Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition excellent in impact resistance, tensile properties and processability such as draw down property, which is produced by using a plant-derived biodegradable polymer produced by actively fixing carbon dioxide present in the earth. A resin composition comprising (A) a specific biodegradable (3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer, (B) a graft copolymer and (C) an acrylic processing modifier, the graft copolymer (B) and the acrylic processing modifier (C) being contained in the composition in amounts of 0.1 to 100 parts by weight and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight, respectively, based on 100 parts by weight of the biodegradable (3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Taizo Aoyama, Nobuo Nakamura, Yoshihiko Hashimoto, Noriyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 7479525Abstract: A coating composition containing about 40-90% by weight of film forming binder and 10-60% by weight of an organic liquid carrier; wherein the binder contains about (a) 10-70% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a dispersed gelled acrylic polymer having (i) a core of gelled polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers which is not soluble in the organic liquid carrier and having chemically grafted thereto (ii) substantially linear stabilizer polymeric components that are soluble in the organic liquid carrier and comprise polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers and have a weight average molecular weight of about 500-20,000 determined by GPC (gel permeation chromatography) using polystyrene as the standard; wherein the core, the stabilizer polymeric component, or both contain at least 3% by weight of polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers having isocyanate groups attached thereto that are capable of reacting with component (b); (b) 30-90% by weight, based on the weight of theType: GrantFiled: September 29, 2003Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & CompanyInventors: Robert J. Barsotti, Laura Ann Lewin, Christopher Scopazzi
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Publication number: 20090018268Abstract: A polylactic acid-containing resin composition including a polylactic acid (A), and a (meth)acrylic resin (B) having an alkyl (meth)acrylate constituent unit as a main component, wherein the (meth)acrylic resin (B) having a weight average molecular weight of more than 30,000 g/mole and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10° C. or lower, and wherein the polylactic acid (A) and the (meth)acrylic resin (B) form a fine phase separation structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventor: Aizoh Sakurai
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Patent number: 7459517Abstract: A novel polyhydroxyalkanoate having a monomer unit represented by the formula (1), the unit having a carboxyl group substituting a ring structure at the end of side chain, obtainable by oxydizing vinyl or methyl group substituting a ring structure at the end of the side chain. The polyhydroxyalkanoate has high thermal stability, charge stablity, a high charge amount, improved dispersibility and biodegradability together, and therefore, suitable for resin moldings, and binders and charge controlling agents for toners used in the electrophotographic process.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuki Fukui, Tetsuya Yano, Chieko Mihara, Shinya Kozaki, Tsutomu Honma, Takashi Kenmoku
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Patent number: 7452939Abstract: A polyesterified block copolymer represented by the general formula (1), (2) or (3) (for example, polyolefin/polyolefin block copolymer of the following general formula (1)), obtained by an esterification reaction between a terminal maleated polymer and a terminal hydroxylated polymer. Also, a process for producing the same is provided. (1) wherein each of R1 and R2 represents hydrogen or methyl; m is an integer of 10 to 200; n is an integer 10 to 200; k is an integer 5 of to 3000.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignees: San-Ei Kougyou Corporation, Takashi SawaguchiInventor: Takashi Sawaguchi
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Publication number: 20080269401Abstract: Provided is a polymer alloy composition having excellent fatigue resistance, impact resistance and chemical resistance. The composition comprises about 30 to about 80% by weight of a polycarbonate resin, about 20 to about 70% by weight of a polyester resin having an intrinsic viscosity of about 1.2 to about 2, and about 0.5 to about 20 parts by weight of an impact modifier, based on about 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin and the polyester resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Bong Jae LEE, Sung Sig MIN, Tae Gon KANG, Jong Cheol LIM
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Publication number: 20080262151Abstract: A resin composition in which a polylactic acid resin (A) 95-5 wt %, an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B) 5-95 wt %, and, with respect to 100 wt parts of the total of the (A) and the (B), at least one compatibilizer selected from a polymer compound containing an acrylic resin or styrene resin unit as a graft (C), a polymer compound to which a glycidyl compound or an acid anhydride is grafted or copolymerized (D) and an oxazoline compound, an oxazine compound and a carbodiimide compound (E) are compounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Takashi Nagao, Hiroyuki Ohme
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Publication number: 20080207830Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising a mixture composed of (A) from 30 to 69% by weight, based on the entirety of components (A), (B) and (C), of a methyl methacrylate polymer, (B) from 30 to 69% by weight, based on the entirety of components (A), (B) and (C), of a copolymer, obtainable via polymerization of a vinylaromatic monomer and of a vinyl cyanide, and (C) from 1 to 40% by weight, based on the entirety of components (A), (B) and (C), of a graft copolymer, obtainable from (C1) from 60 to 90% by weight, based on (C), of an agglomerated core based on a 1,3-diene, (C2) from 5 to 20% by weight, based on (C), of a first graft shell composed of a vinylaromatic monomer, of an alkyl methacrylate, and, if appropriate, of a crosslinking monomer, and (C3) from 5 to 20% by weight, based on (C), of a second graft shell composed of an alkyl(meth)acrylate polymer, with the proviso that the ratio by weight of (C2) to (C3) is in the range from 2:1 to 1:2, and it is inventivType: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Martin Weber, Axel Gottschalk, Peter Ittemann, Hans Honl
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Publication number: 20080207822Abstract: Provided is a composition including a polyarylene ether polymer or copolymer comprising a zwitterionic, group. The zwitterionic group can derive from a zwitterionic precursor such as 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazine ethane sulfonic acid and comprises at least one atom of sulfur, phosphorus, or nitrogen. Embodiments also relate to an article, made from the composition, such as a membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Gary William Yeager, Daniel Steiger, Joseph Anthony Suriano, Yanshi Zhang, Sharon Oba
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Publication number: 20080176988Abstract: The present invention relates to filled, impact-modified polycarbonate compositions containing A) aromatic polycarbonate and/or aromatic polyester carbonate, B) a first graft polymer of B.1 from 0.1 to 30 wt. % of at least one vinyl monomer on B.2 from 99.9 to 70 wt. % of one or more graft bases having glass transition temperatures <10° C., the graft base consisting of at least 50 wt. % of a silicone rubber, C) a second graft polymer, which is different from component B, of C.1 from 5 to 95 wt. % of at least one vinyl monomer on C.2 from 95 to 5 wt. % of one or more graft bases having glass transition temperatures <10° C., the graft base consisting of at least 50 wt.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Achim Feldermann
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Patent number: 7399792Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid reagent capable of solving the problems of conventional solid reagents based on resin beads. The present invention relates to a solid reagent comprising an organic polymer base in which a polymer side chain is introduced onto the backbone of the organic polymer base via graft polymerization and a reactive functional group is introduced onto the polymer side chain. The organic polymer base is preferably in the form of a fiber, a woven or nonwoven fabric consisting of an assembly of fibers, a porous membrane or a hollow fiber membrane. The graft polymerization is preferably a radiation-induced graft polymerization. Solid reagents according to the present invention can be used in various organic synthetic reactions.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Makoto Komatsu, Kazuyoshi Takeda
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Publication number: 20080161494Abstract: Disclosed herein are a polycarbonate resin composition and a plastic article produced from the resin composition. The polycarbonate resin composition includes about 85 to about 99 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin and about 1 to about 15 parts by weight of a core-shell graft copolymer, wherein the core-shell graft copolymer has a core-shell structure in which a vinyl monomer including methyl methacrylate and phenyl methacrylate is grafted onto a rubber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Byung Choon LEE, Tae Uk KIM
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Patent number: 7393896Abstract: An aromatic carbonate polymer composition having improved thermal stability consisting of an aromatic carbonate polymer such as a polycarbonate or polycarbonate/polyester blend and an impact modifier which is free of alkali materials which catalytically degrade a polycarbonate. Also an impact modifier which is preferably of a shell-core structure prepared by the emulsion polymerization process and has a pH of about 3 to about 8. A preferred emulsifier is an alkyl sulfonate having an alkyl group of C6-C18 carbons.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Inventors: James L. DeRudder, Robert R. Gallucci
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Patent number: 7385004Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions in a closure can comprise a polymer, a modified vinyl polymer and a slip agent or polymer lubricant said modified polymer having a moiety comprising a cyclodextrin compound. The cyclodextrin compound, locked into the polymer structure, can absorb impurities, permeants, or other undesirable volatile materials. The cooperation between the lubricant, the cyclodextrin grafted onto the thermoplastic polymer and the polymer structure can provide barrier properties to a film, web or other polymer structure and a surface with substantial lubricity.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Cellresin Technologies, LLCInventor: Willard E. Wood
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Publication number: 20080132627Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer mixture, based on the (meth)acrylate (co)polymer components a.), b.), c.) and/or d.) according to claim 1, where a test specimen produced from the polymer mixture simultaneously has the following properties: a tensile modulus (ISO 527) of at least 2 500 MPa, a Vicat softening point VSP (ISO 306-350) of at least 110° C., an impact resistance (ISO 179-2D, flatwise) of at least 30 kJ/m2, and a melt index MVR (ISO 1133, 230° C./3.8 kg) of at least 1.0 cm3/10 at least The invention further relates to injection mouldings and to the use of the polymer mixture for production of injection mouldings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2005Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: Roehm GmbHInventors: Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Eric Reinheimer, Thorsten Goldacker, Werner Hoss, Michael Wicker, Anton Halblander