From Monomer Containing Three Or More Oxygen Atoms Bonded To A Single Sulfur Atom, E.g., Sulfonate, Etc. Patents (Class 526/287)
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Patent number: 8076432Abstract: Described herein are methods for producing phosphonic compounds and compounds thereof. Stable compositions of unsaturated phosphonic acid monomers are also described. Additionally, the synthesis and use of new polymers produced from phosphonic acid monomers are presented.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Unichem Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Atif Dabdoub
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Publication number: 20110301275Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer comprising i) 3 to 40 mol % of an isoprenolpolyether derivative structural unit ? ii) 3 to 40 mol % of a vinyloxypolyether derivative structural unit ? and iii) 35 to 93 mol % of an acid structural unit ?, the structural units of the copolymer which belong to the vinyloxypolyether derivative structural unit ? having longer side chains than the structural units which belong to the isoprenolpolyether derivative structural unit ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Silke Flakus, Klaus Lorenz, Helmut Mack, Christian Scholz, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer, Manfred Bichler
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Publication number: 20110288229Abstract: A sulfonic acid-functionalized vinyl alcohol copolymer is provided which is characterized by a substantial absence of compositional drift. The copolymer is produced by polymerization in two continuously-fed reaction zones such that the ratio of sulfonic acid-containing comonomer fed to the first reaction zone to the sulfonic acid-containing comonomer fed to the second reaction zone is within the range of about 55:45 to about 80:20. The resin is characterized by a resistance to irreversible dehydration upon exposure to harsh chemicals and by retention of hydroxide functionality upon aging. A resin composition comprising a copolymer lacking compositional drift is also provided for preparation of an oil and grease barrier coating, an oxidation resistant water soluble package, or a battery separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventor: Richard Vieari
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Patent number: 8062630Abstract: The invention provides surfactant-free cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and dermatological compositions comprising at least one copolymer obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) if desired, one or more further olefinically unsaturated, noncationic comonomers, C) if desired, one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers, D) if desired, one or more silicon-containing components, E) if desired, one or more fluorine-containing components, F) if desired, one or more macromonomers, G) the copolymerization taking place if desired in the presence of at least one polymeric additive, H) with the proviso that component A) is copolymerized with at least one component selected from one of the groups.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbHInventors: Matthias Löffler, Roman Morschhäuser
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Publication number: 20110280946Abstract: To provide surface-treating agents that can provide excellent hydrophobicity to powder and can improve its rinsability, to provide surface-treated powders that are treated with the surface-treating agent, and to provide cosmetics that comprise the surface-treated powder. A surface-treating agent consisting of a polymer which comprises a monomer (A) represented by the general formula (1) described below as a constituent monomer. (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, X1 represents an —NH— group or an oxygen atom, and M1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent inorganic or organic cation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: SHISEIDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuji Nishihama, Isamu Kaneda, Atsushi Sogabe, Tomo Osawa, Shin-ichi Yusa
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Patent number: 8058353Abstract: A sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer containing essentially no sulfonic acid or sulfonate functional groups and each B block is a polymer block containing 10 to 100 mol percent sulfonic acid or sulfonate functional groups based on the number of monomer units of the B block, and wherein said A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Also claimed are processes for making such block copolymers, and the various end uses and applications for such block copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Kraton Polymers US LLCInventors: Carl Lesley Willis, Dale Lee Handlin, Jr., Scott Russell Trenor, Brian Douglas Mather
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Patent number: 8057985Abstract: A polymerizable anion-containing sulfonium salt having formula (1) is provided wherein R1 is H, F, methyl or trifluoromethyl, R2, R3 and R4 are C1-C10 alkyl, alkenyl or oxoalkyl or C6-C18 aryl, aralkyl or aryloxoalkyl, or two of R2, R3 and R4 may bond together to form a ring with S, A is a C1-C20 organic group, and n is 0 or 1. The sulfonium salt generates a very strong sulfonic acid upon exposure to high-energy radiation. A resist composition comprising a polymer derived from the sulfonium salt is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Ohashi, Takeshi Kinsho, Youichi Ohsawa, Jun Hatakeyama, Seiichiro Tachibana
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Patent number: 8048610Abstract: A polymer comprising recurring units having formulae (1), (2) and (3) is provided as well as a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the same. R1 is H, F, CH3 or CF3, Rf is H, F, CF3 or C2F5, A is an optionally fluorine or oxygen-substituted divalent organic group, R2, R3 and R4 are alkyl, alkenyl, oxoalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or aryloxoalkyl, or may form a ring with the sulfur atom, N=0-2, R8 is H or alkyl, B is a single bond or optionally oxygen-substituted divalent organic group, a=0-3, b=1-3, and X is an acid labile group. The polymer generates a strong sulfonic acid which provides for effective cleavage of acid labile groups in a chemically amplified resist composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youichi Ohsawa, Jun Hatakeyama, Seiichiro Tachibana, Takeshi Kinsho
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Publication number: 20110253946Abstract: A conductive polymer, a conductive polymer composition, a conductive polymer organic film, and an organic photoelectric device including the same, the conductive polymer including repeating units represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, repeating units represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, and repeating units represented by the following Chemical Formula 3:Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Dal-Ho Huh, Jeong-Woo Lee, Soo-Hyun Min, Mi-Young Chae, Tae-Woo Lee
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Publication number: 20110257340Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles by polymerizing a monomer solution or suspension comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer bearing acid groups, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, a crosslinker and an initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Norbert Herfert, Thomas Daniel, Thomas Gieger
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Publication number: 20110245132Abstract: [Problem] To provide detergent compositions with superior surfactant deposition-inhibiting ability and anti-gelling properties that exhibit good cleaning effectiveness even when laundering under harsh conditions such as laundering in residual bath water. [Solution] A laundry detergent or cleaning composition which comprises a copolymer containing sulfonate groups containing from 1 to 50 mass percent of structural units (a) derived from 1 or more kinds of monomers (A) selected from ether bond-containing monomers represented by Formulas (1) and (2), 50 mass % or more and less than 98 mass % of structural units (b) derived from a carboxyl group-containing monomer (B), and 1 mass % or more and less than 50 mass % of structural units (c) de-rived from a sulfonate group-containing monomer (C).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Dupont, Atsuro Yoneda, Akiko Hemmi
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Publication number: 20110237752Abstract: The invention is a water-soluble thickener made of a copolymer that is obtained by copolymerizing 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid or its salt, hydroxyethylacrylamide, and a crosslinking monomer, or that is made of a copolymer that is obtained by further neutralizing said copolymer that has been obtained using an alkaline agent. It also provides a cosmetic in which this water-soluble thickener has been blended. It is an object of the invention to provide, as a water-soluble thickener, a copolymer which, when blended into a cosmetic, demonstrates a sufficiently satisfactory degree of usability and is excellent in terms of stability and safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTDInventors: Atsushi Sogabe, Isamu Kaneda
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Patent number: 8003733Abstract: A process for preparing sulfonated block copolymers that are solid in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B involving sulfonating the interior block B until substantially sulfonated. Each A block having one or more segments selected from polymerized (i) para-substituted styrene monomers, (ii) ethylene, (iii) alpha olefins of 3 to 18 carbon atoms; (iv) hydrogenated 1,3-cyclodiene monomers, (v) hydrogenated monomers of conjugated dienes having a vinyl content less than 35 mol percent prior to hydrogenation, (vi) acrylic esters, (vii) methacrylic esters, and (viii) mixtures thereof. Each B block having segments of one or more polymerized vinyl aromatic monomers selected from (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Kraton Polymers US LLCInventors: Carl Lesley Willis, Dale Lee Handlin, Jr., Scott Russell Trenor, Brian Douglas Mather
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Patent number: 7999050Abstract: A method of making a composition comprising reacting, in a reactor, a non-halogenated acetoacetate group containing monomer, at least one additional monomer, and a base, wherein at least a portion of the base is fed to the reactor during reaction. Also, a composition comprising an aqueous polymer dispersion that is a product of a method comprising reacting a non-halogenated acetoacetate moiety containing monomer, at least one additional monomer, and a base, wherein the base is fed to the reaction during reaction, wherein the composition has a lower viscosity than a second composition, wherein the second composition is prepared from the same materials as the composition, and the second composition is made by a method wherein the base is added to the second composition after a reaction to form the second composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: BASF SEInventor: Cheng-Le Zhao
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Patent number: 7994240Abstract: Use of water redispersible polymer powders stabilized with a protective colloid as a thermoplastic binder for natural particulate materials allows thermoplastic processing such as extrusion, without formation of bubbles due to moisture present, and while maintaining physical properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Wacker Chemie AGInventors: Marcus Pfaadt, Thomas Funke
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Publication number: 20110190462Abstract: The invention relates to novel cross-linkable monomers that may be polymerized with ethylenically unsaturated comonomers to form cross-linkable copolymers. Said copolymers may particularly be used in the form of aqueous dispersions as formaldehyde-free adhesives or as coatings with good water resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2008Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: CELANESE EMULSIONS GMBHInventors: Martin Jakob, Stefan Nogai
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Publication number: 20110183880Abstract: The present invention provides a (meth)acrylic acid-based copolymer useful to a detergent which is excellent in efficient removal capability of soil of clothes (in particular, hydrophobic soil such as collar dirt or greasy dirt), and prevention capability of soil redeposition, not to re-adhere the soil to laundries, even in carrying out washing with small amount of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., LtdInventors: Atsuro Yoneda, Akiko Hemmi
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Patent number: 7981970Abstract: A sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer block resistant to sulfonation and each B block is a polymer block susceptible to sulfonation, wherein the A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Each A block having one or more segments selected from (i) acrylic esters, (ii) methacrylic esters, and (viii) mixtures thereof; and each B block comprising segments of one or more polymerized vinyl aromatic monomers selected from (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Kraton Polymers US LLCInventors: Carl Lesley Willis, Dale Lee Handlin, Jr., Scott Russell Trenor, Brian Douglas Mather
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Publication number: 20110168946Abstract: The invention relates to novel polythiophene-polyanion complexes which are soluble or dispersible in nonpolar organic solvents, and to the use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: H.C. Starck Clevios GMBHInventors: Wilfried Loevenich, Stephan Kirchmeyer, Andreas Elschner, Knud Reuler, Klaus Müllen, Markus Klapper, Kavin Müller
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Publication number: 20110166309Abstract: The invention relates to preparations, in particular plant-protective preparations which contain a mixture of at least two different active plant-protective substances, wherein a) at least one active substance is selected from a conazole group (active substance 1) and b) another active-plant protective substance (active substance 2) whose water solubility at a temperature of 20° C. is less than 20 g/l., c) at least one type of copolymer CP consisting of M monomers comprising ?) at least one type of monoethylenically unsaturated monomer M1 comprising at least one sulphonic acid group and ?) at least one type of neutral monoethylenically unsaturated monomer M2, wherein the quantitative ratio between the active substance 1 and the other active plant-protective substance 2 ranges from 1:10 to 10:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Sebastian KOLTZENBURG, Peter Dombo, Günter Oetter, Christian Krüger, Wolfgang Schrof, Matthias Bratz
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Publication number: 20110159433Abstract: Provided are a radiation-sensitive composition including a compound (P) having a partial structure (A) having an ionic structural site and capable of decomposing upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation to generate an acid and a partial structure (B) having at least one phenolic hydroxyl group, a part or all of hydrogen atoms of the hydroxyl group or groups each being protected by a group capable of leaving by the action of an acid, wherein the ionic structural site of the partial structure (A) contained in the compound (P) is a structure capable of generating an acid anion in the compound (P) upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation; a pattern-forming method using the same; and a resin which is used in the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori Takahashi, Tomotaka Tsuchimura, Toru Tsuchihashi, Katsuhiro Yamashita, Naoyuki Nishikawa
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Patent number: 7968650Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric substrate comprising at least one volume excluding polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides polymeric articles that are capable of acting as osmotic drivers. The articles are capable of maintaining a desired water balance by moving water in or out of a substrate to maintain cation concentration equilibrium between the substrate and its environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Tighe, Muriel Nasso, Beverley Benning, Frank F. Molock, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110152444Abstract: The present invention is directed to a network composition having the reaction product of: (i) at least one anionic polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer (I) selected from the group consisting of [CH2?C(R3)C(O)OXa(C2H4O)b(C3H6O)c(C4H8O)d]pP(O)(OY)q(OZ)r where R3?H or alkyl of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; X=alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl diradical connecting group of 0 to about 9 carbon atoms; a is 0 to about 100; b is 0 to about 100; c is 0 to about 100; d is 0 to about 100; q is 0 to about 2; r is 0 to about 2; p is 1 to about 3 subject to the limitation that p+q+r=3; and Y and Z is H, or metal ion; and CH2?C(R3)C(O)OXa?(C2H4O)b?(C3H6O)c?(C4H8O)d?—SO3—Y) where R3?H or alkyl of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; X=alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl diradical connecting group of 0 to about 9 carbon atoms; a? is 0 to about 100; b? is 0 to about 100; c? is 0 to about 100; d? is 0 to about 100; Y is H, or metal ion; and (ii) one or more additional monomers (II) selected from the group consisting of acrylic aType: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.Inventors: Ning LU, Sigfredo Gonzalez, Emie M. Silvestre, Geng Wang
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Patent number: 7964686Abstract: Aqueous treatment composition for use as anti-scalant and dispersant. The composition includes a polymer containing low amounts of sulfonate that prove as effective in carbonate and phosphate inhibition as polymers containing much higher amounts of sulfonate.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.Inventors: Klein A. Rodrigues, Adrian Zuberbuehler, Stuart Holt, Kevin Beairsto
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Patent number: 7956142Abstract: A resin that includes a repeating unit shown by the following formula (10) has an excellent performance as a radiation sensitive acid generator, and exhibits only a small adverse effect on the environment and a human body. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, M+ represents a specific cation, and n is an integer from 1 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignees: JSR Corporation, Central Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Nagai, Takuma Ebata, Makoto Shimizu, Jonathan Joachim Jodry, Satoru Narizuka, Masaki Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20110111258Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a radiation-curable vinyl chloride copolymer, which comprises a structural unit denoted by general formula (1): wherein, in general formula (1), R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and L1 denotes a divalent linking group denoted by formula (2), formula (3), or general formula (4): wherein, in general formula (4), R41 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Katsumi ARAKI
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Patent number: 7939600Abstract: Provided are a binder for an electric double layer capacitor electrode which gives an electrode having a high electrode density and a high binding force and which comprises a polymer that can give a polymer film having a tensile stress of 2 MPa or less when the film is elongated at the ratio of 100% and having the elongation at break of 450% or more; a binder composition for an electric double layer capacitor electrode and a slurry composition for an electric double layer capacitor electrode which each comprises the binder; an electrode produced by use of the slurry composition; and an electric double layer capacitor which has the electrode so as to exhibit a large electrostatic capacity and a small internal resistance.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Mori, Masahiro Yamakawa, Mayumi Fukumine, Keita Tokura
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Patent number: 7935773Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a copolymer that includes a first monomer and a second monomer that is different from the first monomer, wherein both the first and second monomer are selected from the group consisting of 3-sulfopropyl acrylate potassium salt, sodium acrylate, N-(tris(hydroxyl methyl)methyl)acrylamide, and 2-acrylamideo-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid. The present disclosure further relates to methods for preparing the copolymer compositions and shaped articles comprising the copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Ahmad R. Hadba, Brian Cuevas, Frank R. Schiretz, Joshua B. Stopek
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Patent number: 7935771Abstract: There is provided a polymer including a unit represented by Chemical Formula (1): wherein R represents -A1-SO2R1; R1w and R1x are each independently a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; R1y is a CH3 group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; A01 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring structure or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic structure; A1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon structure, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring structure or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic structure; R1 is OH, a halogen atom, ONa, OK or OR1a; R1a is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon structure, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring structure or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuki Fukui, Akiko Tominaga, Takashi Kenmoku, Masato Minami, Tetsuya Yano, Takeshi Ikeda, Atsushi Tani, Norikazu Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20110097667Abstract: A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) including a polymeric compound (A1) containing a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below and a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Hirano, Daiju Shiono, Daichi Takaki
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Publication number: 20110095227Abstract: What is claimed is a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) with anionic and/or cationic properties and retarded swelling action, which was prepared by polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated vinyl compounds. This SAP is characterized in that its swelling begins no earlier than after 5 minutes and in that it was prepared with the aid of at least one process variant selected from the group of a) polymerizing the monomer components in the presence of a combination consisting of at least one hydrolysis-stable crosslinker and at least one hydrolysis-labile crosslinker; b) polymerizing at least one permanently anionic monomer and at least one hydrolysable cationic monomer; c) coating a core polymer component with at least one further polyelectrolyte as a shell polymer; d) polymerizing at least one hydrolysis-stable monomer with at least one hydrolysis-labile monomer in the presence of at least one crosslinker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Gregor Herth, Michael Schinabeck, Stefan Friedrich
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Patent number: 7932334Abstract: The present invention provides a resin which generates an acid by irradiation and is a salt of an organic cation and an anionic polymer wherein the anionic polymer has no carbon-carbon unsaturated bond. The present invention further provides a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Nobuo Ando, Ichiki Takemoto, Isao Yoshida, Yukako Harada
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Publication number: 20110092634Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polymeric microgels and to a method suitable for the preparation thereof. The novel microgels comprise cationic units.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2008Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: Rhodia OperationsInventors: Inigo Gonzalez, David James Wilson, Mathias Destarac, Katerina Karagianni
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Publication number: 20110092635Abstract: Process for the preparation of an aqueous polymer dispersion using RAFT compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Rajan Venkatesh, Vijay Immanuel Raman
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Patent number: 7919565Abstract: A composition having a sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A, at least one polymer interior block B, and at least one polymer block D. Each A block is a segment of one or more polymerized para-substituted styrene monomers, each B block contains segments of one or more vinyl aromatic monomers selected from polymerized (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof, and each D block having a glass transition temperature of less than 20° C. and a number average molecular weight of between 1,000 and 50,000 Adhesives, coatings and membranes are formed from the composition. Various articles are formed with the composition including films, fibers, fabrics, laminates, and absorbent cores.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Kraton Polymers U.S. LLCInventors: Carl Lesley Willis, Dale Lee Handlin, Jr., Scott Russell Trenor, Brian Douglas Mather
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Patent number: 7910673Abstract: An antistatic agent for a thermoplastic resin is provided and includes a sulfonate group introduced into a surface layer part of an aromatic ring-containing thermoplastic resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Yasuhito Inagaki
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Patent number: 7902311Abstract: To provide an electrolyte polymer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, made of a perfluorinated polymer having sulfonic groups, characterized in that in a test of immersing 0.1 g of the polymer in 50 g of a fenton reagent solution containing 3% of an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution and 200 ppm of bivalent iron ions at 40° C. for 16 hours, the amount of eluted fluorine ions detected in the solution is not more than 0.002% of the total amount of fluorine in the polymer immersed. The electrolyte polymer of the present invention has very few unstable terminal groups and has an excellent durability, and therefore, is suitable as a polymer constituting an electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and a polymer contained in a catalyst layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Nobuyuki Kasahara, Atsushi Watakabe, Tetsuji Shimohira, Hisao Kawazoe, Ichiro Terada
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Patent number: 7897711Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising inorganic fine particles and a thermoplastic resin having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the inorganic fine particles at a side chain thereof, the composition having a refractive index of 1.60 or more at a wavelength of 589 nm and a light transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 589 nm in terms of the composition having a thickness of 1 mm. The composition has high refraction properties and excellent transparency.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Aiki, Tatsuhiko Obayashi, Hiroaki Mochizuki, Ryo Suzuki
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Patent number: 7879965Abstract: A polymer latex suitable for use in gypsum wallboard or other applications. The polymer latex is a styrene butadiene latex that is substantially stable against divalent ions. The polymer latex includes styrene, butadiene, and an ionic monomer comprised of a 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propanesulfonic acid salt. The polymer latex may also include hydrophilic adjunct comonomers. The latex includes at least 0.25 wt. % of the ionic monomer.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: OMNOVA Solutions Inc.Inventor: Ira John Westerman
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Publication number: 20110017954Abstract: (1) A vinyl sulfonic acid, having a double bond content of 95 wt. % or more, and (i) a sodium (Na) content of 1 ppm or less, and (ii) a content of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali earth metal and first row transition metal of 1 ppm or less. Alternatively, (2) a vinyl sulfonic acid, having a double bond content of 95 wt. % or more, and (i) a sodium (Na) content of 100 ppb or less, and (ii) a content of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali earth metal and first row transition metal of 100 ppb or less. Further, a homopolymer or copolymer thereof, a production method thereof, or a thin-film distillation apparatus suited for the production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Hiroshi Akikaze, Takehiko Miyai, Kazuhiko Isshiki
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Publication number: 20100331510Abstract: Water-soluble, hydrophobically associating copolymers which comprise new types of hydrophobically associating monomers. The monomers comprise an ethylenically unsaturated group and a polyether group with block structure comprising a hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide block which consists essentially of ethylene oxide groups, and a terminal, hydrophobic polyalkylene oxide block which consists of alkylene oxides with at least 4, preferably at least 5 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Roland Reichenbach-Klinke, Thomas Pfeuffer, Kati Schmidt, Thomas Ostrowski, Reinhold J. Leyrer, Yulia Fogel, Stefan Friedrich, Peter Gaeberlein, Andrea Orleans, Manfred Schuhbeck, Marcus Guzmann, Markus Rösch, Björn Langlotz
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Patent number: 7855260Abstract: Copolymers include two monomer components, a) an olefinic unsaturated monocarboxylic acid comonomer or an ester or a salt thereof of an olefinic unsaturated sulfuric acid comonomer or a salt thereof, and b) an ether comonomer of the general formula (I) Components a) and b) are present in amounts of from 30 to 90 mol-% and from 70 to 10 mol-%, respectively, and comonomer component a) is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, allylsulfonic acid, vinylsulfonic acid and a salt thereof or an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl ester. Compositions including a hydraulic binder such as cement, gypsum, lime and anhydrite and the copolymer are also disclosed. The copolymer can be used as superplasticizer or dispersant for non-hardened (wet) and a hydraulic binder containing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: BASF Construction Polymers GmbHInventors: Manfred Bichler, Herbert Hommer, Konrad Wutz
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Patent number: 7851575Abstract: A polymer comprising polycyclic repeating units having recurring ion conducting groups and optional crosslinkable groups is disclosed. The present invention provides the capability of tailoring polymers to impart unique properties to membranes fabricated from the polymers. Membranes comprising the polymers and methods for preparing the membranes and their use in ion conducting membranes, particularly in fuel cells, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Promerus LLCInventors: Ramakrishna Ravikiran, Xiaoming Wu, Larry F. Rhodes, Robert A. Shick, Hiroko Nakano, Hirotaka Nonaka, Huabin Wang, Robert John Duff, Saikumar Jayaraman, John-Henry Lipian
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Publication number: 20100311788Abstract: The invention relates to salts of the active ingredient clopidogrel with polyanions. The salts are predominantly in amorphous form, and the polyanions have at least 4 negative charges.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Lars Dähne, Barbara Baude, Maria Gonzalez Ferreiro
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Publication number: 20100305007Abstract: A copolymer containing, as monomer components, a) at least one sulfonic acid-containing compound, b) at least one nitrogen-containing N-vinylamide, one acrylamide or methacrylamide and c) at least one bifunctional or higher-functional vinyl ether is proposed. These copolymers are suitable in particular as thixotropic agents, antisegregation agents and water retention agents and overall as an additive in cement-containing but also gypsum-based systems. Such copolymers having a molecular weight of >40 000 g/mol can be used in particular as admixtures in the exploration of mineral oil and natural gas deposits.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Christian Spindler, Andrea Assmann, Uwe Huber
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Publication number: 20100298514Abstract: A sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer block resistant to sulfonation and each B block is a polymer block susceptible to sulfonation, wherein the A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Each A block includes one or more segments selected from polymerized (i) ethylene, (ii) monomers of conjugated dienes having a vinyl content less than 35 mol percent prior to hydrogenation, and (iii) mixtures thereof; and each B block comprising segments of one or more polymerized vinyl aromatic monomers selected from (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: KRATON POLYMERS U.S. LLCInventors: Carl Lesley Willis, Dale Lee Handlin, JR., Scott Russell Trenor, Brian Douglas Mather
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Publication number: 20100292426Abstract: A copolymer which includes at least one biologically compatible structural moiety and at least one biologically active moiety is disclosed. The copolymer can be used for fabricating a coating for an implantable medical device such as a stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Syed F.A. Hossainy, Charles D. Claude, Eugene T. Michal
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Patent number: 7833690Abstract: The present invention relates to photoacid generating compounds, lithographic resists comprising photoacid generating compounds, and to various lithographic processes techniques, and applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: The University of North Carolina at CharlotteInventors: Kenneth E. Gonsalves, Mingxing Wang
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Patent number: RE42025Abstract: Novel conditioning polymers containing (meth) acrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, meth (acrylic acid) or 2-(meth)acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid and, optionally, a C1-C22 alkyl (meth) acrylate and the use thereof in a cosmetically acceptable medium for the treatment of a keratin-containing substrate are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Allan L. Melby, Nicholas F. Vozza, Richard LaMar, Gary F. Matz
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Patent number: RE42127Abstract: Novel conditioning polymers containing (meth) acrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, meth (acrylic acid) or 2-(meth)acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid and, optionally, a C1-C22 alkyl (meth) acrylate and the use thereof in a cosmetically acceptable medium for the treatment of a keratin-containing substrate are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Allan L. Melby, Nicholas F. Vozza, Richard LaMar, Gary F. Matz