Material Contains Halogenated Hydrocarbon Wherein At Least One Halogen Atom Is Other Than Chlorine, And Mixtures Of Water And A Halogenated Hydrocarbon One Ethylenic Monomer Patents (Class 526/206)
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Patent number: 8008412Abstract: This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting propylene, at a temperature of 65° C. to 150° C. and a pressure of 1.72 to 34.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Patrick Brant, Kiss Gabor, Chris B. Friedersdorf, James R. Lattner, Gary L. Casty
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Publication number: 20110207889Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastic copolymer having a high crosslinkability and flowability and excellent in the compression set and the resistance to bases, and a process for its production, and a crosslinked rubber. A fluorinated elastic copolymer having repeating units (A) based on at least one monomer (a) selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene and a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), repeating units (B) based on at least one monomer (b) selected from the group consisting of vinyl crotonate, divinyl adipate and 1,4-butanediol divinyl ether and, as the case requires, repeating units (C) based on at least one monomer (c) selected from ethylene or propylene, and having iodine atoms, and a crosslinked rubber obtained by crosslinking the fluorinated elastic copolymer by an organic peroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takehiro Kose, Mitsuru Seki
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Patent number: 7999013Abstract: Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a trifluoromethyl-containing component and a hardenable material. Weatherable coatings are also provided by compositions comprising a mobile non-volatile fluorinated component and a hardenable material. Processes are also provided for forming hydrophobic coatings on articles.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Cytonix, LLCInventor: James F. Brown
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Patent number: 7977438Abstract: A process for polymerizing at least one fluorinated monomer in an aqueous polymerization medium in the presence of initiator and polymerization agent to form an aqueous dispersion of particles of fluoropolymer having a fluoropolymers solids content of at least about 10% by weight. The polymerization agent is a combination of fluoropolyether acid or salt thereof and siloxane surfactant. The aqueous polymerization medium contains less than about 300 ppm of perfluoroalkane carboxylic acid or salt fluorosurfactants.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Paul Douglas Brothers, Subhash Vishnu Gangal
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Patent number: 7956112Abstract: An aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising an aqueous medium, fluoropolymer particles, and an amine oxide surfactant. Coagulated fluoropolymer resin is produced from the dispersion by adding an acidic reagent in sufficient amount to cause coagulation and separation of the coagulated fluoropolymer resin from the aqueous medium. Another particulate component such as particular polymer, filler, pigment, solid lubricant, etc., may be added to the dispersion and co-coagulated to form a mixture of coagulated fluoropolymer resin and particulate component.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Clay Woodward Jones
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Patent number: 7932333Abstract: A process comprising polymerizing at least one fluorinated monomer in an aqueous medium containing initiator and polymerization agent to form an aqueous dispersion of particles of fluoropolymer, the polymerization agent comprising fluoropolyether acid or salt thereof having a number average molecular weight of at least about 800 g/mol; and fluoropolyether acid or salt surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Paul Douglas Brothers, Subash Vishnu Gangal
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Patent number: 7905263Abstract: The present invention provides an elastomeric composition processable in a curable, filled rubber formulation. The composition comprises a halogenated interpolymer of a C4 to C7 isoolefin and from 3 to 20 weight percent alkylstyrene and comprising from 0.2 to 2 mole percent haloalkylstyrene, a Mooney viscosity less than 37, a number average molecular weight less than 270,000, a weight average molecular weight less than 470,000, a z-average molecular weight less than 700,000, and a branching index (g?) from 0.4 to 1.1. Also disclosed are a method of making a cured, filled rubber article, comprising compounding the elastomeric composition with filler and curative, processing the compounded composition to form a shape of the article, and curing the composition to obtain the article in the formed shape, as well as a tire comprising an innerliner made by the method.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Mun Fu Tse, Dirk Frans Rouckhout, Donald Sheley Tracey, Walter Harvey Waddell
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Patent number: 7893176Abstract: The disclosure provides for a process and polymerization system to produce isoolefin polymers (72) utilizing polymorphogenates (16, 26) in the catalyst system to control polydispersity (MWD). The disclosure also provides a catalyst system (20) comprising a plurality of active catalyst complex species (34) formed by combination of a Lewis acid (24), an initiator (22) and a polymorphogenate (26), as well as polymers made using the catalyst system or process. The polymorphogenate (16, 26) can promote or mimic the formation of different active catalyst complex species (34) having different polymerization rates, i.e. different rates of propagation, chain transfer, or termination, as observed by different polydispersities resulting from the presence of relatively different proportions of the polymorphogenate.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Timothy D. Shaffer, Michael F. McDonald, David Y. Chung, Robert N. Webb, Deborah J. Davis, Pamela J. Wright
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Patent number: 7893173Abstract: Polymerization processes of the present invention comprise low catalyst concentration. Embodiments include a polymerization process comprising polymerizing free radically (co)polymerizable monomers in a polymerization medium comprising one or more radically (co)polymerizable monomers, a transition metal catalyst complex capable of participating in a one electron redox reaction with an ATRP initiator; a free radical initiator; and an ATRP initiator; (wherein the concentration of transition metal catalyst complex in the polymerization medium is less than 100 ppm). Further embodiments include a polymerization process, comprising polymerizing one or more radically (co)polymerizable monomers in the presence of at least one transition metal catalyst complex; and an ATRP initiator; and a reducing agent; wherein the transition metal catalyst complex is present at less than 10?3 mole compared to the moles of radically transferable atoms or groups present on the ATRP initiator.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Carnegie Mellon UniversityInventors: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Wojciech Jakubowski, James Spanswick
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Publication number: 20110015342Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastic copolymer having high crosslinkability, having high flowability and excellent in the compression set and the resistance to bases, and its production process. A process for producing a fluorinated elastic copolymer, which comprises copolymerizing (a) tetrafluoroethylene and (b) propylene and as the case requires, (c) a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) in the presence of an iodine compound represented by the formula RI2 (wherein R is a hydrocarbon group or perfluoroalkyl group having at least 3 carbon atoms) at a temperature of from 0° C. to 50° C., and a fluorinated elastic copolymer obtained by the production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takehiro KOSE, Mitsuru Seki, Hiroshi Funaki, Yasuhiko Matsuoka
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Patent number: 7858719Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas phase process for polymerizing one or more hydrocarbon monomer(s) in the presence of a catalyst system and a fluorinated hydrocarbon, where the fluorinated hydrocarbon is present at a partial pressure of 6.9 to 348 kPa in the reactor and the reactor temperature is from 30 to 120° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Robert Olds Hagerty, Kevin B. Stavens, Randall B. Laird, Michael F. McDonald, Pradeep P. Shirodkar
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Patent number: 7834137Abstract: Provided is a process for producing an aqueous fluorinated polymer dispersion having a reduced content of a fluorinated emulsifier by using a weakly basic anion-exchange resin to adsorb and remove a fluorinated emulsifier with excellent efficiency from an aqueous fluorinated polymer dispersion. Also provided is a process for producing an aqueous fluorinated polymer dispersion having a reduced content of a fluorinated emulsifier, wherein the process includes: adding an organic carboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1): Q(CH2)m(CH(OH))nCOOH??(1) wherein Q is H, CH3 or COOH, m and n each independently represent 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4, and 4?n+m?1, to an aqueous fluorinated polymer dispersion containing a fluorinated emulsifier; and then contacting with a weakly basic anion-exchange resin to adsorb and remove the fluorinated emulsifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shinya Higuchi, Jun Hoshikawa, Hiroki Kamiya, Yasuhiko Matsuoka, Hiroki Nagai
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Patent number: 7799882Abstract: This invention relates to a multiple phase polymerization process to produce polyolefins comprising contacting olefins and a homogeneous catalyst or catalyst system at a temperature between the melting point of the dry polymer and 80° C. below the melting point of the dry polymer in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon. This invention also relates to a process to produce polyethylene comprising contacting a homogeneous catalyst or catalyst system with ethylene and from 0 to 40 weight % of one or more C3 to C40 olefin comonomer(s) in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon and optionally a hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature below the reaction medium melting point.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, John Richard Shutt, Charles Stanley Speed, Robert Olds Hagerty, Pradeep P. Shirodkar
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Patent number: 7790817Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a fluoropolymer containing repeating units based on a fluoromonomer represented by the following formula (m) in an amount of from 5 to 50 mol % based on the entire repeating units in the polymer by polymerization reaction of tetrafluoroethylene and the fluoromonomer, wherein the polymerization reaction is carried out by continuously charging the reactor with tetrafluoroethylene and the fluoromonomer: wherein ml is an integer of from 1 to 6. Also provided is an electrolyte material for an electrolyte fuel cell which can be operated at a high temperature to obtain a high output, wherein the electrolyte material contains the fluoropolymer produced by the process.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Atsushi Watakabe, Susumu Saito, Adam Luke Safir
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Patent number: 7781547Abstract: The invention relates to new polymerization processes using hydrofluorocarbons to produce polymers. In particular, the invention relates to new polymerization processes using turbulent flow reactor systems using diluents including one or more hydrofluorocarbon(s) to produce polymers.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Yuan-Ju (Ray) Chen, Michael Francis McDonald, Timothy Daniel Shaffer, David Yen-Lung Chung, Robert Norman Webb
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Patent number: 7741420Abstract: This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting, under supercritical conditions, olefin monomers with a catalyst compound, an activator, optional comonomer, and optional hydrocarbon diluent or solvent.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventor: Patrick Brant
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Patent number: 7723447Abstract: The invention provides for a process to produce polymers utilizing a hydrofluorocarbon diluent.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Scott Thomas Milner, Michael Gerard Matturro, Timothy Daniel Shaffer, Robert Norman Webb, David Yen-Lung Chung, Michael Francis McDonald
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Patent number: 7714082Abstract: A process for increasing a granular particle density of a polymeric product using at least one particle density promoting agent is described. The process includes passing a gaseous stream comprising at least one monomer through a fluidized bed reactor in the presence of a catalyst to form a polymeric product having a first granular particle density of less than or equal to about 850 kg/m3, contacting the polymeric product with at least one particle density promoting agent to increase the granular particle density of the polymeric product by at least 2%, withdrawing the polymeric product having an increased granular particle density and a recycle stream comprised of unreacted monomers, and cooling and reintroducing the recycle stream into the fluidized bed reactor with sufficient additional monomer to replace the monomer polymerized and withdrawn as the polymeric product.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLCInventors: Ping P. Cai, William A. Matthews
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Patent number: 7700699Abstract: This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and allows for the recovery of the fluorinated hydrocarbon and other hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons for re-use in the process or hydrocarbon by-products from the polymerization process. The invention is particularly beneficial in the production of propylene polymers and copolymes using bulky ligand metallocene-type catalyst systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Robert O. Hagerty, Randall B. Laird, Michael A. Risch, Pradeep P. Shirodkar, Peijun Jiang
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Patent number: 7691956Abstract: This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence of a hydrofluorocarbon or perfluorocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and to the recovery of the hydrofluorocarbon and other hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons for reuse in the process or hydrocarbon by-products from the polymerization process. The invention is particularly beneficial in the production of ethylene based polymers using bulky ligand metallocene-type catalyst systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Robert O. Hagerty, Chia S. Chee, Randall B. Laird, Michael A. Risch, Pradeep P. Shirodkar, Zerong Lin, Larry L. Iaccino
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Patent number: 7662892Abstract: This invention relates to a continuous process to prepare olefin impact copolymers comprising producing a semi-crystalline olefin polymer in a first reactor and then transferring the reactor contents to a second reactor where a low crystallinity olefin polymer is produced in the presence of the semi-crystalline polymer, where a fluorinated hydrocarbon is present in the polymerization medium of the first reactor, the second reactor or both reactors.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, John Richard Shutt, Charles Stanley Speed, Pradeep P. Shirodkar, Robert Olds Hagerty, Larry L. Iaccino
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Patent number: 7659355Abstract: The invention relates to novel air barriers made from elastomeric compositions. In particular, the invention relates to novel air barriers such as innerliners, air sleeves, and innertubes made from novel C4 to C7 isoolefin based polymers with new sequence distributions or that are substantially free of long chain branching.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Walter Harvey Waddell, David Yen-Lung Chung
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Patent number: 7582715Abstract: The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers substantially free of long chain branching. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene, and a multiolefin, preferably a conjugated diene, more preferably isoprene, substantially free of long chain branching.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Scott Thomas Milner, Timothy Daniel Shaffer, David Yen-Lung Chung
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Patent number: 7579418Abstract: The present invention relates to the process of extruding melt drawing fluoropolymer onto conductor to form insulated conductor at a line speed of at least 533 m/min and having no more than 10 sparks and no more than 2 lumps/13.7 km of insulated conductor under conditions that comprise an adequate process window to allow for these results to be obtained at different conditions within the process window. The invention identifies the critical parameters for achieving this process window, namely melt flow rate of the fluoropolymer, preferably being 30±3 g/10 min, and the melt temperature of the extruding/melt-drawing step, preferably being 393° C.±6° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Patrick Anthony DeFeo, Glenn W. Heffner, Niall D. McKee, Sundar Kilnagar Venkataraman
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Publication number: 20090176952Abstract: To provide a method for producing a tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, wherein the polymerization rate is excellent, the copolymer to be obtained is excellent in mechanical properties such as the tensile strength, it is free from coloration and can be melt-molded. A method for producing a melt-moldable tetrafluoroethylene copolymer comprising repeating units (a) based on tetrafluoroethylene and repeating units (b) based on another fluoromonomer, wherein based on the total mass of the repeating units (a) and the repeating units (b), the amount of the repeating units (a) is from 97.3 to 99.5 mass %, and the volume flow rate is from 0.1 to 1000 mm3/s, characterized by radical suspension-polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene and the fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator and at least one chain transfer agent selected from the group consisting of methane, ethane, a hydrochlorocarbon, a hydrofluorocarbon and a hydrochlorofluorocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Atsushi Funaki, Shigeki Kobayashi, Hiroki Nagai
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Patent number: 7534845Abstract: Fluorovinyl ethers having the formula CFX?CXOCF2OR, wherein R is a C2-C6 linear, branched or C5-C6 cyclic (per) fluoroalkyl group, or a C2-C6 linear, branched (per)fluoro oxyalkyl group containing from one to three oxygen atoms; when R is fluoroalkyl or fluorooxyalkyl group as above defined, it can contain from 1 to 2 atoms, equal or different, selected from the following: H, Cl, Br, I; X?F, H; and homopolymers or polymers obtainable polymerizing said Fluorovinyl ethers with at least another polymerizable monomer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.Inventor: Walter Navarrini
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Publication number: 20090093602Abstract: A process for the polymerization of a true tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer of the fine powder type is provided, wherein the copolymer contains polymerized comonomer units of at least one comonomer other than TFE in concentrations of at least or exceeding 1.0 weight percent, and which can exceed 5.0 weight percent, wherein the copolymer is expandable, that is, the copolymer may be expanded to produce strong, useful, expanded TFE copolymeric articles having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventor: Lawrence A. Ford
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Patent number: 7514512Abstract: VDF-based curable fluoroelastomers having glass transition temperature lower than ?35° C. and an amount of —COF end groups in the polymer lower than the sensitivity limit of the method using the FT-IR spectroscopy described in the present application.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Triulzi, Vito Tortelli, Marco Galimberti
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Patent number: 7507780Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous gas phase process comprising polymerizing one or more hydrocarbon monomer(s) in a fluidized bed reactor in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta-type catalyst system and a condensable fluid for a period of at least 12 hours where the bed temperature is less than the Critical Temperature and the dew point temperature of the gas composition in the reactor is within 25° C. of the bed temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert O. Hagerty, Kevin B. Stavens, Marc L. DeChellis, D. Brett Fischbuch, James M. Farley
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Publication number: 20090076233Abstract: A novel hybrid polymer has a structure in which a polyolefin segment and a polar polymer segment are connected not via a bonding group containing a heteroatom. A method of the invention produces the hybrid polymer with industrial advantages. The hybrid polymer includes a polyolefin segment (A) and a polar polymer segment (B), the polar polymer segment being obtained by radical polymerization of a radically polymerizable monomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2006Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Hideyuki Kaneko, Shinichi Kojoh, Nobuo Kawahara, Shingo Matsuo, Tomoaki Matsugi, Norio Kashiwa
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Patent number: 7491776Abstract: This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence of a hydrofluorocarbon or perfluorocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and provide polymer products that can be manufactured to relatively low densities. The invention is particularly beneficial in the production of ethylene based polymers using chromium catalyst systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Robert O. Hagerty, Chia S. Chee, Randall B. Laird, Michael A. Risch, Pradeep P. Shirodkar, Zerong Lin, Larry L. Iaccino
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Patent number: 7488787Abstract: Perfluoroelastomers curable by peroxidic way having glass transition temperature lower than ?10° C. and an amount of —COF end groups in the polymer lower than the sensitivity limit of the method using the IR spectroscopy in Fourier transform described in the present application.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Triulzi, Vito Tortelli, Marco Galimberti
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Patent number: 7462675Abstract: An improved elastomeric material is described comprising an essentially noncross-linkable amorphous copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (PMVE) which is both a thermoplastic and exhibits exceptional mechanical properties. This material is particularly suitable for use in ultra-clean environments, and particularly for use in an implantable device, since it does not contain contaminants that previous thermoset TFE/PMVE copolymers have required. Among the improved properties of the present invention are excellent biocompatibility, high matrix tensile strength, high clarity, high abrasion resistance, high purity, adequate elasticity, and ease of processing due to the thermoplastic, and noncross-linkable structure of the copolymer. The material of the present invention is also a high strength bonding agent particularly suited for bonding porous PTFE to itself or to other porous substances at room or elevated temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: James W. Chang, Jack Hegenbarth, Jon P Moseley, Huey Shen Wu
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Patent number: 7459510Abstract: This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting, in a reactor, a pyridyl-di-imine compound and an activator with one or more olefin monomer(s) in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Zerong Lin, Pradeep P. Shirodkar
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Patent number: 7449530Abstract: This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and allows for the recovery of the fluorinated hydrocarbon and other hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons for re-use in the process or hydrocarbon by-products from the polymerization process. The invention is particularly beneficial in the production of propylene-ethylene based copolymers using Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Robert O. Hagerty, Randall B. Laird, Michael A. Risch, Pradeep P. Shirodkar, Peijun Jiang
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Publication number: 20080249264Abstract: Preparation of highly reactive isobutene homo- or copolymers with Mn=from 500 to 1 000 000 by polymerizing isobutene from technical C4 hydrocarbon streams having an isobutene content of from 1 to 90% by weight in the liquid phase in the presence of a dissolved, dispersed or supported catalyst complex, by using, as the catalyst complex, a protic acid compound I [H+]kYk?.Lx ??(I) Yk? weakly coordinating k-valent anion which comprises at least one hydrocarbon moiety, L neutral solvent molecules and x?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Phillip Hanefeld, Volker Bohm, Marcus Sigl, Nina Challand, Michael Roeper, Hans-Michael Walter
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Patent number: 7425601Abstract: The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene, and an alkylstyrene, preferably methylstyrene, even more preferably para-methylstyrene, with new sequence distributions. The copolymer may optionally be halogenated.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: David Yen-Lung Chung, Timothy Daniel Shaffer
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Patent number: 7423103Abstract: This invention is directed to a polymerization process that is carried out at relatively high productivity levels and with relatively low fouling. The process includes mixing together a catalyst system, at least one monomer and a hydrofluorocarbon to produce the polymer. The reaction is carried out such that little to no chlorine containing hydrocarbons are present.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Kevin B. Stavens, Robert O. Hagerty, Randall B. Laird, Zerong Lin, Michael A. Risch, Larry L. Iaccino
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Patent number: 7423100Abstract: The invention provides for polymerization processes to produce polymers utilizing boiling pool reactor systems and diluents including hydrofluorocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Michael Francis McDonald, Scott Thomas Milner, Timothy Daniel Shaffer, Robert Norman Webb
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Patent number: 7414101Abstract: The invention provides for a process to produce polymers utilizing a hydrofluorocarbon diluent.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Timothy Daniel Shaffer, Scott Thomas Milner, Michael Gerard Matturro, David Yen-Lung Chung, Michael Francis McDonald, Robert Norman Webb
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Patent number: 7414100Abstract: This invention relates to a process to increase the amount of polymer solute in a polymerization medium or effluent comprising introducing a fluorocarbon into the polymerization medium or effluent in an amount effective to increase the amount of polymer solute in the polymerization medium or effluent by at least 3% without causing precipitation of polymer solute from the polymerization medium or effluent, as compared to the same polymerization medium or effluent without the fluorocarbon present. This invention also relates to a process to reduce the viscosity of a polymerization medium or effluent comprising introducing a fluorocarbon into the polymerization medium or effluent in an amount effective to reduce the viscosity of the polymerization medium or effluent by at least 3% without causing precipitation of polymer solute from the polymerization medium or effluent, as compared to the same polymerization medium or effluent without the fluorocarbon present.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, John Richard Shutt, Charles Stanley Speed, Randall B. Laird, Kevin Bruce Stavens, Robert Olds Hagerty
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Publication number: 20080182953Abstract: This invention relates to a heterogeneous copolymer composition of polyvinylidene fluoride with one or more perfluoroalkyl ethers. These copolymers have excellent low temperature impact properties, while maintaining a high melting point.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Roice Wille, Gregory O'Brien
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Patent number: 7402636Abstract: The disclosure provides a slurry polymerization system and method to decrease polymer deposition on reactor surfaces using an oxygenate such as alcohol (16) supplied to the polymerization medium (32) separate from the catalyst feed (34).Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents IncInventors: Timothy D. Shaffer, Michael F. McDonald, David Y. Chung, Robert N. Webb, Deborah J. Davis, Pamela J. Wright
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Patent number: 7399814Abstract: A highly active and environment-friendly catalyst for use in a living radical polymerization is provided. A catalyst for use in a living radical polymerization method is provided. The catalyst comprises a central element, which is selected from germanium, tin and antimony, and at least one halogen atom, which is bound to the central element. A monomer having a radical reactive unsaturated bond is subjected to a radical polymerization reaction under the presence of the catalyst, thereby it is possible to obtain a polymer having narrow molecular weight distribution. The present invention has the merits such as low toxicity of the catalyst, a small amount of the catalyst can be used, high solubility of the catalyst, mild reaction conditions, no coloration, no odor (unnecessary post-treatment of molded products). The method of the present invention is more environment-friendly and economical than a conventional living radical polymerization method.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Kyoto UniversityInventors: Atsushi Goto, Takeshi Fukuda, Yoshinobu Tsujii
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Publication number: 20080154000Abstract: Amorphous hydrofluoroolefin telomers are prepared by a free-radical polymerization process conducted at high temperature and pressure in the presence of non-monomeric chain transfer agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: JON LEE HOWELL, CLAY WOODWARD JONES, ROBERT CLAYTON WHELAND
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Publication number: 20080132623Abstract: An aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising an aqueous medium, fluoropolymer particles, and an amine oxide surfactant. Coagulated fluoropolymer resin is produced from the dispersion by adding an acidic reagent in sufficient amount to cause coagulation and separation of the coagulated fluoropolymer resin from the aqueous medium. Another particulate component such as particular polymer, filler, pigment, solid lubricant, etc., may be added to the dispersion and co-coagulated to form a mixture of coagulated fluoropolymer resin and particulate component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventor: Clay Woodward Jones
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Publication number: 20080118541Abstract: Medical devices are coated with terpolymers of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride (THV). The mole fraction of tetrafluoroethylene can be in a range from about 0.005 to about 0.85, the mole fraction of hexafluoropropylene monomer can be in a range from about 0.005 to about 0.85, and the mole fraction of vinylidene fluoride can be in a range from about 0.005 to about 0.99. One example method of applying the terpolymers to a medical device includes dissolving the terpolymers in a solvent and applying the solution to the medical device and then removing the solvent. The THV coating on the implantable medical devices are advantageously biocompatible.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventor: Stephen Pacetti
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Publication number: 20080103272Abstract: The invention relates to new polymerization processes using hydrofluorocarbons to produce polymers. In particular, the invention relates to new polymerization processes using turbulent flow reactor systems using diluents including one or more hydrofluorocarbon(s) to produce polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Yuan-Ju ( Ray) Chen, Michael Francis McDonald, Timothy Daniel Shaffer, David Yen-Lung Chung, Robert Norman Webb
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Patent number: 7365115Abstract: An anti-reflective coating film is formed by applying on a chemically amplified photoresist film an anti-reflective coating composition comprising an alkali-soluble fluorine-containing polymer, an acid, an amine and a solvent capable of dissolving these components and having a pH of 7 or less. The formed anti-reflective coating film can serve to prevent multiple reflections within the photoresist film, increase the amount of reduction in thickness of the photoresist film upon development with a developer after exposure, and form a pattern having a rectangular cross-sectional pattern and not having T-top or round top.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.Inventors: Yasushi Akiyama, Yusuke Takano
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Patent number: 7351779Abstract: A process for polymerizing one or more monomers is provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the process includes preparing a mixture comprising the one or more monomers, a catalyst system and a fluorinated hydrocarbon, preferably a hydrofluorocarbon. A fluorinated hydrocarbon containing stream, a polymer product stream and a waste stream are recovered from the mixture. At least a portion of the waste stream is sent to a non-flare decomposition system to produce a destructed waste stream, and the destructed waste stream is released to atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Iaccino, Robert O. Hagerty, Kevin B. Stavens