Polymer Substrate Derived From An Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid Ester Patents (Class 525/85)
  • Patent number: 12054604
    Abstract: A one-pack polymer modifier containing a) at least one process aid functionalized with a reactive epoxy, hydroxyl, ?-keto ester, ?-keto amide or carboxylic acid functional group, b) at least one impact modifier, c) optionally, at least one mineral filler and d) optionally, at least one further additive is useful for modifying the properties of thermoplastic polymers such as PVC, including reducing the surface gloss of an article prepared from the thermoplastic polymer and improving the impact strength of such an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Kevin R. Yocca, Amy A. Lefebvre, Jason M. Lyons
  • Patent number: 11773012
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a cover glass includes preparing a base member including a first area and a second area, wherein a surface of the base member is substantially parallel to a direction in the first area and is inclined with respect to the direction in the second area, and forming an ink layer on the surface of the base member in the second area, and forming a first print layer by removing a portion of the ink layer and forming a second print layer on the first print layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Yul Shim, Jung A Lee, Jae Seung Jeon, Beom Gyu Choi
  • Patent number: 11710990
    Abstract: A laminated core includes a plurality of electrical steel sheets stacked in a thickness direction, the electrical steel sheet includes an annular core back part and a plurality of tooth parts that protrude from the core back part in a radial direction and are disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction of the core back part, a fastening part is provided in a portion of the core back part corresponding to the tooth part, and an adhesion part is provided in the tooth part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohsugi, Ryu Hirayama, Kazutoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 10253123
    Abstract: A process of emulsion polymerization comprising (a) adding a reactive mixture to a reaction vessel, said reactive mixture comprising water, one or more emulsifiers, one or more acrylate monomers, and a crosslinker having a free radical reactivity ratio of less than 1, (b) providing conditions in which said reactive mixture undergoes emulsion polymerization to form a crosslinked core having a glass transition temperature, Tg, of less than or equal to 10° C., or in the alternative, wherein the crosslinker is in an amount sufficient such that the crosslinked core has a swell ratio between 8 and 15 in THF and forming a polymer having an original ratio of units derived from the crosslinker to units derived from the acrylate monomer(s); and (c) feeding additional crosslinker during polymerization in an amount sufficient to maintain the original ratio of crosslinker to acrylate monomer(s) is provided. Further disclosed is an impact modifier composition and a polymer composition comprising an impact modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Michael T. Petr, Carlos A. Cruz
  • Patent number: 10046499
    Abstract: The present invention relates, on the one hand, to a method for forming a plastic sheet material (1). On the other hand, the present invention relates to a device (5) which is adapted to carry out such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Kreafin Group SA
    Inventor: Yves Michel
  • Patent number: 9328022
    Abstract: A copolymer that has sufficient dispersibility to various kinds of cements, including those having low fluidity (difficult cement). The copolymer is obtained by polymerizing monomer components including an unsaturated (poly)alkylene glycol ether monomer (a), an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (b), and an unsaturated cross-linkable monomer (c) or an unsaturated cross-linkable monomer (d). The unsaturated cross-linkable monomer (c) is allyl itaconate or allyl citraconate, or ester thereof. The unsaturated cross-linkable monomer (d) is an ester obtained by reaction of at least one acid, selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, and citraconic acid and ester derived from the acids, with a (poly)alkylene glycol or a (poly)alkylene glycol ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Technische Universitat Munchen
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirata, Alex Lange, Johann Plank
  • Patent number: 9315639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film that includes a graft copolymer that includes two types or more of (meth)acryl based resins that have different glass transition temperatures, a retardation film, a method of producing the same, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device that include the optical film or the retardation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jung Kim, Dong-Ryul Kim, Boong-Goon Jeong, Ju-Eun Cha, Young-Whan Park, Dae-Woo Nam
  • Patent number: 9163138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a halogen-containing resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a halogen-containing resin; 0.01 to 2.5 parts by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of from 60 to 99.9 mol % and a viscosity-average polymerization degree of from 100 to 1,000; 0.01 to 2.5 parts by weight of a polyol having a molecular weight of 2,000 or less and a hydroxyl content of 10% by weight or more; and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Akira Tsuboi, Masato Nakamae, Yousuke Kumaki, Hideki Maki
  • Publication number: 20150147550
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-birefringent resin material that is very small in both orientation birefringence and photoelastic birefringence, has high transparency, and is capable of providing a molded article having few foreign matter defects and a film made of such a material. The non-birefringent resin material contains a resin (A) and a polymer (B) and has an orientation birefringence of ?1.7×10?4 to 1.7×10?4 and a photoelastic constant of ?4×10?12 to 4×10?12 Pa?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kitayama, Nobuyoshi Maizuru, Keisuke Hatano
  • Patent number: 9012549
    Abstract: Provided are: an adhesive composition that is capable of providing an adhesive layer in which titanium-based nanoparticles are stably dispersed, an adhesive layer having more enhanced mechanical characteristics, excellent refractive index and excellent adhesive force, and an adhesive sheet or the like which uses the adhesive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Akiko Tanaka, Yutaka Moroishi, Fumiko Nakano
  • Patent number: 8816008
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impact modified thermoplastic resin comprising a polymeric impact modifier with a core-shell structure comprising 2-octylacrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Rosangela Pirri, Stephane Girois, Pascale Dargelos, Magali Bergeret-Richaud
  • Publication number: 20140235749
    Abstract: Disclosed are an acrylonitrile-acrylate-styrene graft copolymer having a structure including a seed which comprises at least one of an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyanide compound and an alkyl(meth)acrylate compound, a core which surrounds the seed and comprises alkyl acrylate, and a shell which surrounds the core and comprises at least one of an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyanide compound and an alkyl(meth)acrylate compound, and having suitably controlled thicknesses and refractive indexes of the respective layers, and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising the acrylonitrile-acrylate-styrene graft copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Kim, Yong Yeon Hwang, Chun Ho Park, Sang Mi Lee, Yeong Min Lee, Eun Soo Kang, Hye Kyung Han
  • Patent number: 8742014
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a liquid resin composition with low viscosity while containing polymer particles. Further, another object of the invention is to provide a liquid resin composition containing a large quantity of polymer particles without increasing the viscosity of the liquid resin composition. A liquid resin composition of the invention is comprising a liquid resin component and polymer particles each having an elastic core layer, an intermediate layer formed with a monomer having two or more double bonds and coated on the core layer, and a shell layer coated on the intermediate layer; wherein the polymer particles are dispersed at a ratio of their volume average particle diameter (Mv) to their number average particle diameter (Mn) of 3 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Hongo
  • Patent number: 8697794
    Abstract: A method of improving the stress crack resistance of an impact modified styrenic polymer comprising (a) combining about 95 to about 99.5 wt. % of an impact modified styrenic polymer with about 0.5 to about 5 wt. % of a polymer solution comprising about 25 to about 75 wt. % polyisobutylene and about 25 to about 75 wt. % of a polyolefin comprising one or more C2 to C12 alpha olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Styrolution America LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Cochran, Jeffrey P. Viola
  • Publication number: 20130172485
    Abstract: An acrylate-aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide resin composition having thermochromic resistance at high temperatures is provided. The resin composition includes: (A) about 20 to about 50% by weight of acrylic graft copolymer; (B) about 20 to about 50% by weight of two types of aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymers with different molecular weights; and (C) about 30 to about 50% by weight of alpha-methyl styrene terpolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
  • Patent number: 8450432
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyurethane elastomer composition for electrophotographic printing, including: a polyester polyol (A) obtained by polycondensing a polyvalent carboxylic acid (A-1) containing sebacic acid as a main component and a polyhydric alcohol (A-2) selected from (I) a linear glycol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, (II) a linear glycol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and a glycol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms with an alkyl side chain and (III) a linear glycol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and 1,6-hexaneglycol; a polyisocyanate compound (B); and a mixture (C) of a short-chain diol and a short-chain triol. The polyurethane elastomer composition for electrophotographic printing has reduced temperature dependency, improved long-term durability and satisfactory mechanical strength. An electrophotographic printing member is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Masaya Masumoto
  • Patent number: 8420736
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition capable of improving impact resistance and surface gloss of a molded article, and a molded article thereof. A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (a) and 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a core-shell polymer composition (b), wherein the core-shell polymer composition (b) is obtained by polymerizing the shell-constituting components in the presence of a core obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (100% by weight in total) of 70% to 99.95% by weight of an alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, 0.05% to 10% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, and 0% to 20% by weight of a monomer copolymerizable with the alkyl acrylate and the polyfunctional monomer, and the polyfunctional monomers contains at least a compound having a plurality of same radically polymerizable functional groups in the molecule thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kitayama, Kouhei Fujimoto, Yuya Manabe
  • Patent number: 8399560
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polyalkyl(meth)acrylate bead polymers with an average particle size V50 that ranges between 30 and 70 ?m for improving the stress cracking resistance of moulding materials containing polyalkyl(meth)acrylate. The invention also relates to moulding materials comprising: a) at least 50 wt. % of an impact resistance modifying agent, which contains at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate phase; b) at least 8 wt. % of a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate bead polymer with an average particle size V50 that ranges between 30 and 70 ?m; and c) between 0 and 42 wt. % of a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate with a molecular weight ranging between 20,000 and 350,000 g/mol, whereby the wt. % of the components a) to c) amounts to 100 wt. %, and to moulded bodies that can be obtained from said materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Peter Battenhausen, Ursula Golchert, Stefan Nau, Werner Hoess
  • Patent number: 8367770
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an acrylate-vinyl aromatic-unsaturated nitrile graft copolymer. The acrylate-vinyl aromatic-unsaturated nitrile graft copolymer can include: a double layered rubbery polymer comprising an inner core layer of alkylacrylate-vinyl aromatic copolymer and an outer core layer of alkylacrylate polymer; and a vinyl aromatic-unsaturated nitrile copolymer shell layer grafted onto the double layered rubbery polymer. Another aspect of the invention relates to a weatherable thermoplastic resin composition including the foregoing acrylate-vinyl aromatic-unsaturated nitrile graft copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Doo Han Ha, Jun Hwan An
  • Patent number: 8362147
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention capable of improving the strength and surface gloss of a molded article is comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (a) and 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a core-shell polymer composition (b), wherein the core-shell polymer composition (b) is obtained by polymerizing a shell-constituting component in the presence of a core obtained by polymerizing a core-constituting component, the core-constituting component contains 70% to 99.95% by weight of an alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Yamada, Koji Yui
  • Publication number: 20120128940
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for use in producing a film having a prism type retroreflection structure, the composition being capable of favorably forming a prism type retroreflection structure by thermal transfer, while being superior in weather resistance and transparency and the film having breakage resistance. The composition contains: (A) an acrylic polymer produced by polymerizing (a-2) a monomer component in the presence of (A-1) a crosslinked acrylic polymer; and (B) a thermoplastic acrylic polymer, the composition having a fluidity (MFR: measured under heating at 230° C. and compression at 37.3 N) of 1 to 14, and having a gel content of 25 to 50% by weight with respect to 100% by weight in total of the acrylic polymer (A) and the thermoplastic acrylic polymer (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 8147977
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition that includes 100 parts by mass of a first vinyl (co)polymer (I) that is produced by (co)polymerization of at least one monomer component selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanide compounds, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable with these compounds, and 1 to 100 parts by mass of a vinyl copolymer (II) that is produced by copolymerization of a vinyl cyanide compound and another vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the vinyl cyanide compound and in which the content of the vinyl cyanide compound component in an acetone soluble fraction of the copolymer ranges from 0.1% to 15% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: UMG ABS, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nishimoto, Katsuya Furushige, Koji Hirata, Yoshito Nagao
  • Patent number: 8143328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a methacryl resin composition having excellent impact strength and transmittancy, and more specifically, to a graft copolymer prepared by preparing graft prepolymer by inputting a monomer mixture comprising 60 to 100 wt % of alkyl methacrylate, and 0 to 40 wt % of one or more compound selected from a group consisting of aromatic vinyl compound and alkyl acrylate compound to perform graft polymerization and adding acid, salt, or polymer coagulant when the monomer conversion of the polymerization is 70% to 95% and then continuously performing the polymerization to have an increased particle size to 100 to 500 nm in a graft polymerization process among processes of preparing the graft polymer including a seed-rubber core-graft polymerization process, a preparing method thereof, and a methacryl resin composition including the graft polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-jo Ryu, Jeong-heon Ahn, Se-eun Lee
  • Patent number: 8129469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a graft copolymer, a method for preparing the same and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising the same. The graft copolymer of the present invention comprises a composite rubber polymer (A-1) having an average particle diameter of 250-600 nm prepared by particle enlargement after mixing a diene rubber polymer (a-1) latex having an average particle diameter of 50-150 nm and a core-shell structured, cross-linked alkyl acrylate rubber polymer (b-1) latex having an average particle diameter of 50-250 nm. A thermoplastic resin composition prepared by mixing the graft copolymer of the present invention with a hard matrix (B) has very superior weathering resistance and superior pigmentation property, gloss, impact resistance and low-temperature impact strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-taek O, Tae-bin Ahn, Jung-tae Park, Min-jung Kim, Keun-hoon Yoo
  • Patent number: 8119723
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition, comprising the following amounts of components A, B, C, and D: a) from 3 to 91.9% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers A, b) from 3 to 91% by weight of one or more polyamides B, c) from 5 to 50% by weight of one or more graft polymers C, d) from 0.1 to 25% by weight of one or more terpolymers D, whose oligomer content is smaller than 3% by weight, and also, if appropriate, comprising, as further components, a further rubber E, an at least monofunctional anhydride F, fibrous or particulate fillers G, and also further additives H, has markedly reduced anisotropy of impact resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Styrolution GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Weber, Hans Hönl, Peter Ittemann, Werner Haensel
  • Patent number: 8084543
    Abstract: Light-scattering compositions comprising diffuser polymer particles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the light-scattering compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Edward E. LaFleur, Jiun-Chen Wu
  • Patent number: 8080612
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymeric compositions having a high polymer size and a low Tg. These novel compositions are useful as plastic additives. Also provided is a method of improving the processing of a matrix resin by adding one or more of the novel polymeric compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Edward Joseph Troy, David John McDonald, Jane Elizabeth Weier
  • Publication number: 20110300322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel halogen-free and acid-free, readily soluble adhesion promoter for polyolefins, said promoter containing (meth)acrylate-grafted, amorphous polyolefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH, EVONIK RÖHM GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kohlstruk, Lutz Mindach, Stefanie Maus, Hinnerk Gordon Becker, Sven Balk
  • Publication number: 20110262663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a retardation film, a method for manufacturing the same, and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a retardation film which comprises 1) an acryl copolymer that comprises an acryl monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer; and 2) a rubber component, and the retardation film according to the present invention has excellent optical transparency, haze, brittleness, mechanical strength, heat resistance and durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jeong-Min Choi, Yoo-Seong Hong, Min-Hee Lee, Sang-Min Kwak, Jun-Geun Um, Kyung-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7994275
    Abstract: The disclosure defined by this invention provides a method for extruding thermoplastic polymers which includes the step of creating high pressure steam in the extruding apparatus so as to prevent scorching and to solubilize contaminants. The method can be used in a neutralization step of ionomers in an extrusion process to obtain an extrudate having good light transmission and improved impact resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventors: Nelson Bolton, Edwin Bolton, W. Novis Smith, Elizabeth Wimmer
  • Patent number: 7956127
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Choon Lee, Tae Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 7910655
    Abstract: A polymer composition includes a polyarylene sulfide resin, a olefinic graft copolymer, and a fluorinated polyolefin resin. Some embodiments may additionally comprise an epoxy compound and/or a filler. In some embodiments, the compositions have good flame retardancy, impact strength, and flexural strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Cheil Industrial Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Joong Baek, Han Soo Chung
  • Patent number: 7893162
    Abstract: Light-scattering compositions comprising diffuser polymer particles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the light-scattering compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Edward E. Lafleur, Jiun-Chen Wu
  • Patent number: 7893157
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymeric compositions having a high polymer size and a low Tg. These novel compositions are useful as plastic additives. Also provided is a method of improving the processing of a matrix resin by adding one or more of the novel polymeric compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Edward Joseph Troy, David John McDonald, Jane Elizabeth Weier
  • Patent number: 7834081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of poly acrylic and/or methacrylic macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatic monomers to improve the properties of the resulting copolymer and/or composite. More particularly, the present invention relates to the production of poly acrylic and/or poly methacrylic macroinitiators having nitroxyl end groups. Using such macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatics such as polystyrene compatibilizes the acrylic monomer in the vinyl aromatic matrix thereby improving the properties of the resulting polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Callais, Scott C. Schmidt, Barbara L. Stainbrook, Nicolas Passade-Boupat, Pierre Gerard, Stephanie Magnet
  • Patent number: 7820762
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition having excellent impact resistance and resistance to whitening by impact without deteriorating excellent transparency of a methacrylic resin. Specifically, an impact resistance modifier composed of a multilayered polymer having at least three layers, namely an innermost-layer polymer derived from an alkyl methacrylate, an intermediate-layer polymer derived from an alkyl acrylate and an outer-layer polymer having its Tg within the range of 20 to 80° C., wherein mass average particle diameter of the intermediate-layer polymer is 200 to 300 nm and the mass ratio of each layer is within an appropriate range, is blended with a methacrylic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nagasaka, Toshimi Yanai, Hiroki Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 7794834
    Abstract: A method of making a liquid crystalline fiber is disclosed. A copolymer having a liquid crystalline side group and a crosslinking side group is crosslinked. A fiber of the crosslinking copolymer is drawn before the crosslinking reaction is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jawad Naciri, Hong Jeon, Patrick N Keller, Banahalli R Ratna
  • Patent number: 7776963
    Abstract: Adhesive formulations having acrylate monomer or methacrylate monomer, or mixtures thereof, and having a reducing agent and an initiator (e.g., peroxide). The formulations may include a chelating agent solution to improve storage stability and other properties. Further, the mole ratio of the initiator to the reducing agent may be adjusted to control weight loss of the adhesives during cure. Polyvinyl acetate or its derivatives may also be employed in the adhesive formulations to reduce weight loss during cure. Moreover, certain embodiments of the formulations include a toughening-agent copolymer having a glass transition temperature (of at least one domain) that is lower than ?50° C. (?58° F.). These toughening-agent copolymers may be added to the adhesive formulations to improve impact strength and other properties of the cured adhesives at lower temperatures, e.g., ?40° C. (?40° F.), while maintaining performance of the cured adhesives at higher temperatures, e.g., 82° C. (180° F.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaobin Wang, Daniel K. Doe, Patricia M. Savory, Kenneth A. Lambert
  • Publication number: 20100128206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film that includes a graft copolymer that includes two types or more of (meth)acryl based resins that have different glass transition temperatures, a retardation film, a method of producing the same, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device that include the optical film or the retardation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Hee-Jung Kim, Dong-Ryul Kim, Boong-Goon Jeong, Ju-Eun Cha, Young-Whan Park, Dae-Woo Nam
  • Publication number: 20100130685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising a mixture composed of (A) at least one methyl methacrylate polymer, (B) at least one copolymer, obtainable via polymerization of a mixture, composed of (B1) at least one vinylaromatic monomer, and (B2) at least one vinyl cyanide, as monomers, (C) at least one graft polymer, obtainable from a core, and a first graft shell, and a second graft shell, (D) at least one polybutyl acrylate whose molar mass is from 1700 to 4000 g/mol (determined as Mw by means of gel permeation chromatography), and (E) if appropriate conventional additives, as component (E), to a process for preparation of these thermoplastic molding compositions, to the use of this thermoplastic molding composition for production of moldings, and also to the use of styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymers whose molar mass is from 1700 to 4000 g/mol (determined as Mw by means of gel permeation chromatography) for improvement of flowability and for reduction of the dependency
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Weber, Achim Datko, Ludger Leber
  • Patent number: 7723434
    Abstract: An olefinic thermoplastic elastomer with improved properties can be obtained by melting and kneading a graft copolymer, acrylic rubber, a crosslinking agent, and a co-crosslinking agent. The graft copolymer is composed of an olefin polymer segment formed from a nonpolar ?-olefin monomer and a vinyl polymer segment formed from a vinyl monomer, with particles of one segment being dispersed in the other segment. The particle diameter is 0.01 to 1 ?m. The acrylic rubber can be obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing methoxyethyl acrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Nof Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki Sugiura, Toru Tamura, Takamitsu Kano, Toru Kato
  • Patent number: 7723438
    Abstract: A nanoparticle which includes a multi-armed core and surface decoration which is attached to the core is prepared. A multi-armed core is provided by any of a number of possible routes, exemplary preferred routes being living anionic polymerization that is initiated by a reactive, functionalized anionic initiator and ?-caprolactone polymerization of a bis-MPA dendrimer. The multi-armed core is preferably functionalized on some or all arms. A coupling reaction is then employed to bond surface decoration to one or more arms of the multi-armed core. The surface decoration is a small molecule or oligomer with a degree of polymerization less than 50, a preferred decoration being a PEG oligomer with degree of polymerization between 2 and 24. The nanoparticles (particle size?10 nm) are employed as sacrificial templating porogens to form porous dielectrics. The porogens are mixed with matrix precursors (e.g., methyl silsesquioxane resin), the matrix vitrifies, and the porogens are removed via burnout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Lupton Hedrick, Victor Yee-Way Lee, Teddie Peregrino Magbitang, Robert Dennis Miller
  • Patent number: 7683203
    Abstract: The polymerizable compound of the present invention is represented by general formula (1) below and can provide a composition that is polymerizable near ambient temperature and exists in a liquid crystal phase at low temperatures. The composition and a (co)polymer of the polymerizable compound of the present invention are liquid crystal substances useful as optically anisotropic materials. (In the formula, each of rings A1 to A3 represents a benzene ring, cyclohexane ring, etc.; each of X to Z represents a C1-8 alkyl or alkoxy group, C2-6 alkenyl group, halogen atom, cyano group, or CH2?CR3—COO—; each of R1 to R3 represents a hydrogen atom, methyl group, or halogen atom; each of L1 to L3 represents —CH2CH2COO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CH2CH2—, —O(CH2)f— (herein, f=1-8), etc.; n represents 0 or 1; and a to c represent such numbers that the polymerizable compound has at least one or more of any of X, Y, and Z).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Adeka Corporation
    Inventors: Masatomi Irisawa, Tatsunori Kobayashi, Mineki Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20100036043
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition, comprising the following amounts of components A, B, C, and D: a) from 3 to 91.9% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers A, b) from 3 to 91% by weight of one or more polyamides B, c) from 5 to 50% by weight of one or more graft polymers C, d) from 0.1 to 25% by weight of one or more terpolymers D, whose oligomer content is smaller than 3% by weight, and also, if appropriate, comprising, as further components, a further rubber E, an at least monofunctional anhydride F, fibrous or particulate fillers G, and also further additives H, has markedly reduced anisotropy of impact resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Weber, Hans Hönl, Peter Ittemann, Werner Haensel
  • Patent number: 7642325
    Abstract: A non-sticky water-based coating material in the form of a film applied to the face of a circuit board that is loaded with electronic parts; which comes into contact with the outside environment. The coating material can be formed into the film at room temperature without using a coalescence, does not contain a solvent and forms a membrane having flexibility, low Young's modulus, favorable adhesive properties, moisture resistance and insulating properties. Specifically, the non-sticky water-based conformal coating material includes a resin wherein a flexible acrylic resin having glass transition temperature of at most 0° C. is the main chain and a vinyl polymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 20° C. is grafted to the flexible acrylic resin; the content of the vinyl polymer being 10 to 70% by weight based on the flexible acrylic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Tohpe Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Hashimoto, Hideo Maeda
  • Patent number: 7605193
    Abstract: The invention describes a novel impact modifier, built up from core-shell1- and shell 2, the core being capable of plastic deformation. Good mechanical properties were achieved using a small amount of impact modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Roehm GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Thomas Suefke, Reiner Mueller, Thomas Arndt, Goerg Michler, Joachim Laatsch
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7579406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent thermoplastic resin composition which characteristically contains A) 20-80 weight % of graft copolymer composed of a) conjugated diene rubber latex; b) intermediate layer prepared by copolymerization of acrylic acid alkylester derivative and aromatic vinyl derivative with the above a); and c) graft layer prepared by copolymerization of methacrylic acid alkylester derivative or acrylic acid alkylester derivative, a romatic vinyl derivative and vinyl cyan derivative with the above b) and B) 20-80 weight % of MSAN copolymer prepared by copolymerization of methacrylic acid alkylester derivative or acrylic acid alkylester derivative, aromatic vinyl derivative and vinyl cyan derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-su Choi, Mi-young Lee, Hyong-min Bahn, Keun-hoon Yoo, Won-seok Lee
  • Patent number: 7569638
    Abstract: To provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in light resistance and flexibility and has high tear strength. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 100 parts by mass of acrylic multi-layer polymer particles (A) which each comprise at least two layers, i.e., at least one inner rubber layer (I) and at least one outermost thermoplastic resin layer (II), 5 to 300 parts by mass of an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer (B), and 0.5 to 150 parts by mass of a graft copolymer (C) composed of an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer backbone and a graft bonded to the backbone which consists of units derived from a monomer having a polarity higher than that of the backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ozawa, Yuichi Katoh, Motohiro Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7538157
    Abstract: The present invention provides a series of baroplastic materials, and systems and methods of making and using such baroplastic materials. In one aspect of the invention, polymeric particles are provided that can be used to produce baroplastic materials under certain pressures and/or below certain temperatures. In one set of embodiments, the polymeric particles include an inner “core” region and an outer “shell” region. In some cases, more than one “shell” region may be present. In another arrangement the particles can include materials, or domains, in nanoscale proximity with each other. Non-particulate materials can also be processed in accordance with the invention. In another aspect of the invention, the invention provides for polymeric particles that can be processed and/or recycled multiple times, without causing significant degradation or alteration in the physical and/or chemical properties of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anne M. Mayes, Sang-Woog Ryu, Metin H. Acar, Juan A. Gonzalez