Solid Graft Or Graft-type Copolymer Derived From Ethylenic Reactants Only Patents (Class 525/64)
  • Publication number: 20100160505
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Sadanori Kumazawa, Akiyoshi Tamai, Hiroyuki Ohme, Sadayuki Kobayashi, Akinori Kanomata, Koji Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20100160558
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Young-Mi CHUNG, Chang-Do JUNG, Doo-Han HA
  • Publication number: 20100160534
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Achim FELDERMANN, Eckhard Wenz, Andreas Seidel, Evgueni Avtomotov
  • Publication number: 20100152384
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsuya Toneri, Masaaki Mawatari
  • Publication number: 20100152359
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Jee Kwon PARK, Jin Hwan CHOI, Kang Yeol PARK, Jun Myung KIM, Jae Won LEE
  • Patent number: 7737218
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Hall, David F. Lawson
  • Publication number: 20100144971
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Laura Mae Babcock, David E. Henton, Fasil A. Tadesse
  • Patent number: 7718721
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Kim G. Balfour, Vijay Mhetar, William Eugene Pecak, Vijay Rajamani
  • Patent number: 7705089
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Shibata, Akira Takaki, Kazunori Saegusa
  • Patent number: 7700689
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Egashira, Eiji Takehana
  • Publication number: 20100076146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Machida, Ryo Aburatani, Takenori Fujimura, Harumi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 7674855
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Marc Vathauer
  • Patent number: 7671129
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Miura, Keiji Nakamura, Mari Sekita, Masahiro Osuka
  • Publication number: 20100047596
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Maziers
  • Patent number: 7655725
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus Belt, Marco Marcus Matheus Driessen, Gerhard Vliet Van
  • Patent number: 7649048
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignees: IMEC, Universiteit Hasselt
    Inventors: Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande
  • Patent number: 7649073
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20100010146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Jae Won LEE, Jin Hwan CHOI, Jun Myung KIM, Jee Kwon PARK
  • Patent number: 7642315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20090324911
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Fina Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fengkui Li, Tim J. Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Patent number: 7619036
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jimmy W. Mays, Samuel P. Gido, Tianzi Huang, Kunlun Hong
  • Patent number: 7608666
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Matsuoka, Mitsushige Hamaguchi, Toru Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7605199
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Cellresin Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Willard E. Wood, Neil J. Beaverson, Kasyap V. Seethamraju
  • Patent number: 7605210
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Maria D. Ellul, Rodney May, Andre Van Meerbeek
  • Publication number: 20090247699
    Abstract: 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 at
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Friedrich Severin Buehler, Etienne Aepli, Sepp Bass, Ralf Hala
  • Patent number: 7589151
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Aoki, Masakazu Ito, Takashi Miura, Masahiro Osuka
  • Patent number: 7589150
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Hanna, Satyarayana Nistala, Leon L. Otte, Kent Fudge, Thomas J. Clark, David D. Truong, John Woods
  • Patent number: 7553895
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Yuxian An, Jing Chen, Hua Jiao, Yegang Lin, Mahari Tjahjadi, XinMin Yang
  • Publication number: 20090163659
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory Gemeinhardt, Chuan-Ju Chen, Frank D. Brauer
  • Patent number: 7541418
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Gerace, James P. Mason, John J. Charles
  • Publication number: 20090111921
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Nakamura, Taizo Aoyama, Yoshihiko Hashimoto, Noriyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090099297
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Franciscus Maria Huijs, Robert Dirk van de Grampel, Ronald Akkermans
  • Patent number: 7517934
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignees: 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
  • Patent number: 7514147
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20090076212
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth Lewtas, Jean-Roch Schauder, Stijn Van Lierde, Jurgen Schroeyers
  • Publication number: 20090076191
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taizo Aoyama, Nobuo Nakamura, Yoshihiko Hashimoto, Noriyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7479525
    Abstract: 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 the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Barsotti, Laura Ann Lewin, Christopher Scopazzi
  • Publication number: 20090018268
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Aizoh Sakurai
  • Patent number: 7459517
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuki Fukui, Tetsuya Yano, Chieko Mihara, Shinya Kozaki, Tsutomu Honma, Takashi Kenmoku
  • Patent number: 7452939
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignees: San-Ei Kougyou Corporation, Takashi Sawaguchi
    Inventor: Takashi Sawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080269401
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Bong Jae LEE, Sung Sig MIN, Tae Gon KANG, Jong Cheol LIM
  • Publication number: 20080262151
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Takashi Nagao, Hiroyuki Ohme
  • Publication number: 20080207830
    Abstract: 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 inventiv
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Weber, Axel Gottschalk, Peter Ittemann, Hans Honl
  • Publication number: 20080207822
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary William Yeager, Daniel Steiger, Joseph Anthony Suriano, Yanshi Zhang, Sharon Oba
  • Publication number: 20080176988
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Achim Feldermann
  • Patent number: 7399792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Komatsu, Kazuyoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20080161494
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Byung Choon LEE, Tae Uk KIM
  • Patent number: 7393896
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Inventors: James L. DeRudder, Robert R. Gallucci
  • Patent number: 7385004
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Cellresin Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Willard E. Wood
  • Publication number: 20080132627
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Eric Reinheimer, Thorsten Goldacker, Werner Hoss, Michael Wicker, Anton Halblander