Polymerizing In The Presence Of A Specified Material Other Than A Reactant Patents (Class 528/222)
  • Patent number: 10487162
    Abstract: A process is provided for the selective oligomerization of C5 to C20 alpha-olefins to produce polyalphaolefin oligomers with a molecular weight distribution that is suitable for use in lubricant base oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
    Inventors: Martin Philip Atkins, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Malgorzata Swadzba-Kwasny, Fergal Coleman
  • Patent number: 10293086
    Abstract: A coating for a medical device or appliance may include a fluoropolymer and a polyimide. Such coatings may provide a lubricious exterior surface that facilitates insertion or displacement of a medical device in a body lumen. Some coatings that include a fluoropolymer and a polyimide may, among other functions and characteristics, provide increased strength and/or durability relative to some other coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul McKee, Albert Hillen, Pieter van der Wal
  • Patent number: 9873093
    Abstract: The invention concerns polyimide membranes, preferably composed of P84 type 70 or P84 HT, having improved chemical and physical properties, a method of producing same and also their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Evonik Fibres GmbH
    Inventors: Tymen Visser, Markus Ungerank, Jörg Balster, Christoph Führer
  • Publication number: 20140186624
    Abstract: The invention pertains to novel aromatic ether ketone polymers derived from bio-based feed-stocks, comprising recurring units of formula (Rb): wherein: —E is selected from the group consisting of: —each of R, equal to or different from each other, is selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, ether, thioether, carboxylic acid, ester, amide, imide, alkali or alkaline earth metal sulfonate, alkyl sulfonate, alkali or alkaline earth metal phosphonate, alkyl phosphonate, amine and quaternary ammonium; —j is zero or is an integer from 1 to 4, to a process for their manufacture and to the use of the same for manufacturing shaped articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SOLVAY SPECIALITY POLYMERS USA, LLC
    Inventors: Suresh R. Sriram, Charles R. Hoppin, Narmandakh Taylor, Satchit Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 8378049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new high-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polylysines, to processes for preparing them, and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Harm-Anton Klok, Markus Thomas Scholl
  • Patent number: 8173763
    Abstract: Provided are hyperbranched poly(ether-ketone)-based nanocomposites with the following generic formula: wherein n is the degree of polymerization and R is carboxylic acid (COOH) and various functional groups that could be derived from COOH, such as benzothiazole, benzoxazole, benzimidazole, esters, and amines. Also provided are a process for preparing the above composite and a chain-end conversion methodology to tailor thermal and solubility properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Loon-Seng Tan, David H. Wang
  • Publication number: 20120035341
    Abstract: A method for polymerizing 1,4-dioxane-2,5-diones in the presence of a generally protic initiator and at least one catalyst including at least one metal-free organic compound. The latter is a non-metal organic catalyst most often selected from among pyridines of which DMAP is a derivative, sulfonic acids, polycyclic tertiary amines, phosphazenes, thioureas, thioureas/amines, and guanidines. The invention also relates to polymers obtained by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: MINASOLVE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Diehl, Olivier Thillaye Du Boullay, Didier Bourissou, Blanca Martin-Vaca
  • Patent number: 7812109
    Abstract: A resin is based on ketones and aldehydes and is prepared in methanol or ethanol in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst. The resin features a very broad solubility and low intrinsic color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Gloeckner, Bettina Burian, Peter Denkinger, Lutz Mindach, Franz-Josef Wesselbaum
  • Patent number: 7803897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyketone with improved catalytic activity and intrinsic viscosity, and specifically a process for preparing polyketone, using a mixed solvent of 40 to 60 mol % acetic acid and 40 to 60 mol % water, as a liquid medium, and the precursor of palladium chloride-1,3-bis[di(methoxyphenyl)phosphino]propane, as a catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hyosung Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Young Jang, Jong-In Choi, Hae-Souk Cho, Jae-Yoon Shim, Sung-Kyun Yoon, Heon-Su Kim, Toniolo Luigi, Vavasori Andrea
  • Publication number: 20100222539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new high-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polylysines, to processes for preparing them, and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Harm-Anton Klok, Markus Thomas Scholl
  • Publication number: 20090198024
    Abstract: The invention relates to formaldehyde-free, carbonyl- and ring-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde resins based on alkyl aryl ketones and formaldehyde and having a low OH-functionality, a low fraction of crystallisable compounds, low viscosity, very low colour number, and very high heat stability and light stability, and also to a process for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Glöckner, Christian Lettmann, Michael Ewald, Andreas Wenning
  • Publication number: 20090012245
    Abstract: The invention relates to formaldehyde-free, carbonyl-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde resins based on formaldehyde and having a low fraction of crystallizable compounds, low viscosity, very low color number, and very high heat stability and light stability, and also to a process for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Glockner, Andreas Wenning, Christian Lettmann, Peter Denkinger
  • Patent number: 7473719
    Abstract: The present invention provides crosslinkable compositions useful in the preparation of hydrophilic gels, and are prepared from polymers having pendent hydrophilic groups, and pendant Michael donor groups, and crosslinked by polyacryl Michael acceptor compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties
    Inventors: David J. Plaut, Duane D. Fansler, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Babu N. Gaddam
  • Patent number: 7368526
    Abstract: Functionalized porous poly(aryl ether ketone) articles are prepared by reacting ketone groups in the backbone of poly(aryl ether ketone) polymer with a primary amine reagent. Preferred functional primary amines are primary aliphatic amines or substituted hydrazines containing one or more target functional groups including polar groups, such as hydroxyl groups, ˜OH, amino groups, ˜NH2, ˜NHR, ˜NRR?, and ethylene oxide groups, ˜OCH2CH2—, negatively or positively charged ionic groups, such as ˜SO3?, ˜COO?, and ˜NH4+ groups, hydrophobic groups such as siloxane or perfluorcarbone groups, and non-polar groups, such as linear or branched hydrocarbon groups. The functionalized porous poly(aryl ether ketone) article can be prepared by reacting primary amine with a pre-formed, shaped porous poly(aryl ether ketone) article or by functionalizing the surface of a non-porous precursor article that is subsequently converted into a porous article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Porogen Corporation
    Inventors: Youxin Yuan, Yong Ding
  • Publication number: 20080058493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyketone with improved catalytic activity and intrinsic viscosity, and specifically a process for preparing polyketone wherein an organometallic complex comprising acetate-palladium and 1,3-bis[bis(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)phosphino]propane is used as a catalyst component, and a mixed solvent of 70 to 90 vol % of acetic acid and 10 to 30 vol % of water is used as a liquid medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: HYOSUNG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ik-Hyeon Kwon, Hae-Souk Cho, Jung-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 7335690
    Abstract: The present invention provides crosslinkable compositions useful in the preparation of hydrophilic gels, and are prepared from polymers having pendent hydrophilic groups, and pendant Michael donor groups, and crosslinked by polyacryl Michael acceptor compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David J. Plaut, Duane D. Fansler, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Babu N. Gaddam
  • Patent number: 7307106
    Abstract: A curable composition is described comprising a Michael donor component, a polyacryl component, and a monoacryl component, where at least one of the Michael donor or monoacryl components comprises a pendent photoinitiator group. A Michael addition polymer that is the Michael addition reaction product of these components is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Duane D. Fansler, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Babu N. Gaddam
  • Patent number: 7176273
    Abstract: Functionalized porous poly(aryl ether ketone) articles are prepared by reacting ketone groups in the backbone of poly(aryl ether ketone) polymer with a primary amine reagent. Preferred functional primary amines are primary aliphatic amines or substituted hydrazines containing one or more target functional groups including polar groups, such as hydroxyl groups, ˜OH, amino groups, ˜NH2, ˜NHR, ˜NRR?, and ethylene oxide groups, ˜OCH2CH2—, negatively or positively charged ionic groups, such as ˜SO3?, ˜COO?, and ˜NH4+ groups, hydrophobic groups such as siloxane or perfluorcarbone groups, and non-polar groups, such as linear or branched hydrocarbon groups. The functionalized porous poly(aryl ether ketone) article can be prepared by reacting primary amine with a pre-formed, shaped porous poly(aryl ether ketone) article or by functionalizing the surface of a non-porous precursor article that is subsequently converted into a porous article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: PoroGen LLC
    Inventors: Youxin Yuan, Yong Ding
  • Patent number: 7138179
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a biodegradable polymer in the form of uniform powder or spherical particles by dispersion polymerization without a grinding step. The method for preparing a biodegradable polyester includes dispersing a monomer in the presence of a catalyst in a dispersion solvent to form a solid or liquid phase for dispersion polymerization and thereby to yield a biodegradable aliphatic polyester in the form of spherical particles or powder, the monomer comprising a mixture of a first compound (e.g., lactide or glycolide) and a second compound being selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohols (e.g., glycerin, erythritol, penterythritol or dipentaerythritol) and carprolactone. The present invention readily prepares a biodegradable polymer having a high molecular weight in the form of uniform powder or spherical particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Chemical & Medical Research Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Ah Kim, Byung Kun Son, Yong Gun Jeon
  • Patent number: 7101958
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides ketone-aldehyde resins, especially cyclohexanone-formaldehyde resins, with low water content and high thermal stability and yellowing resistance, and to a process for preparing them and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Patrick Gloeckner, Werner Andrejewski, Hans-Peter Bergmann, Iris Brueckner, Peter Denkinger, Michael Ewald, Thomas Weber
  • Publication number: 20020193555
    Abstract: By the present invention, there are provided a catalyst for polyester preparation, which comprises a solid titanium compound containing titanium, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen and having a Ti—O bond and which has a maximum solubility in ethylene glycol, as measured when the catalyst is dissolved in ethylene glycol under heating at 150° C., of not less than 3,000 ppm in terms of a titanium atom, a catalyst for polyester preparation, which comprises a titanium-containing solution wherein a contact product of a hydrolyzate of a titanium halide or a hydrolyzate of a titanium alkoxide with a polyhydric alcohol is dissolved in ethylene glycol in an amount of 3,000 to 100,000 ppm in terms of a titanium atom, a process for preparing a polyester using the catalyst, and a polyester prepared by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Hideshi Hori, Fujito Ehara, Akiyoshi Shimizu, Nobumasa Mukai, Shoji Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 6441124
    Abstract: There are disclosed polymeric or oligomeric product obtainable from the reaction of an anthraquinone with an aromatic diamine, characterised in that the anthraquinone is substituted or is not substituted and in that the diamine is a diamino anthracene which is substituted or is not substituted. The anthraquinone may be of the general formula (I): where, R may be the same as or different to R′, and may be a hydrogen atom (when R=R′=H, the compound is anthraquinone), or CH3, CH3CH2—, —OCH3, —OCH2CH3, —CH2OCH3, —CH2OCH2CH2OCH3, methoxyethoxyethoxymethyl, aryloxymethyl, phenyl, Cl, Br, CN or NO2, —CH2COOR or CH2NHCOR″ (where R″ is C1-C6 alkyl or a phenyl or biphenyl group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Poopathy Kathirgamanathan, Subramaniam Ganeshamurugan
  • Patent number: 6201098
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing linear or branched sulphurous polymers such as polyarylene sulphides, in particular polyphenylene sulphide, from an aromatic dihalide compound and a sulphide in a solvent, wherein a) the aromatic dihalide compound and the sulphide are partially reacted; b) the resultant salt which is not dissolved in the reaction medium is separated off; and c) the reaction mixture largely freed of the salt is further polymerized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Ticona GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Haubs, Stephan Wagner, Olaf Besser
  • Patent number: 5942555
    Abstract: A photoactivatable reagent useful as a chain transfer reagent for providing a semitelechelic polymer having one or more terminal photoactivatable groups. The reagent provides one or more photoactivatable groups and one or more sulfhydryl (or other chain transfer) groups, the photoactivatable and chain transfer groups optionally being joined together by a spacer group. The reagent can be used to prepare a polymer by serving to initiate the polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The reagent itself becomes an integral part of the resultant polymer, thereby providing the polymer with a terminal photoactivatable nature. The method provides a number of benefits, including the ability to provide homogeneous photoactivatable polymer compositions, e.g., in terms of the uniform location of the photogroup(s) on the terminal portion of each polymer molecule and the ability to build a desired nonpolar quality, and in turn improved surfactancy, into otherwise polar polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: SurModics, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin J. Swanson, Richard A. Amos, Dale G. Swan, Gary W. Opperman
  • Patent number: 5929150
    Abstract: A polyketone solution is prepared by the dissolution of alternating aliphatic polyketone in a solution of ZnX.sub.2. X can be Cl, Br, or I. At a given temperature, these solvents completely dissolve polyketone when aqueous or organic solutions are made from particular concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Carlton Edwin Ash
  • Patent number: 5880226
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium has a substrate and an non-magnetic underlayer formed on the substrate and a magnetic layer formed on the non-magnetic layer. The magnetic layer include a magnetic powder and a binder for binding the magnetic powder on the non-magnetic layer. The binder includes at least a resin component containing at least an aminoquinone structure selected from an aminoquinone structure group shown with formulas (1-1) and (1-2) as a constitutional unit. As the magnetic powder, a metal magnetic powder mainly made of Fe and having a saturation magnetization .sigma.s is used. The magnetic layer has a saturation flux density Bm of 3500 to 5000 G and a coercive force of 1800 to 3000 Oe and a surface roughness SRa of 1 to 10 nm and a thickness of not more than 1.0 .mu.m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Watanabe, Noboru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5750218
    Abstract: A process for the production of biodegradable aliphatic polyester particles by (co)polymerizing 2-oxetanone or a mixture containing at least 80% by weight of 2-oxetanone and up to 20% by weight of a cyclic ester or cyclic ether other than 2-oxetanone in the presence of a polymerization initiator supported on a carrier in which an ion polymerization initiator is supported on poly(2-oxetanone) in a liquid medium having a solubility parameter of about 15 to about 18 MPa.sup.1/2 and being capable of dissolving 2-oxetanone, and in a polymerizing apparatus having an internal surface formed of a material which is free of polarity or whose polarity is very small, to form a particulate aliphatic polyester; and a biodegradable aliphatic polyester melt-extrusion film, which comprises the biodegradable aliphatic polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 2,000,000, and having a water vapor transmission rate of 300 to 700 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.24 hours.multidot.25 .mu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Haruo Nishida, Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Yoshiki Ochi, Tetsuo Kuwaki
  • Patent number: 5734005
    Abstract: Polyarylketones are made by electrophilic substitution using a dispersant for the polymer. The dispersant comprises a polymer having first pendent groups which are substantially compatible with the reaction mixture but are substantially incompatible with the polymer and second pendent groups which comprise Lewis bases. Preferred dispersants are copolymers of aliphatic vinyl compounds and N-vinyl pyrollidone, particularly of 1-eicosene (CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.17 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2) and N-vinyl pyrollidone in which the ratio of first groups to second groups is in the range 1.5:1 to 0.5:1, and more preferably is 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Victrex Manufacturing Limited
    Inventors: James Anthony Daniels, Ian Richard Stephenson
  • Patent number: 5731402
    Abstract: A process for the production of biodegradable aliphatic polyester particles by (co)polymerizing 2-oxetanone or a mixture containing at least 80% by weight of 2-oxetanone and up to 20% by weight of a cyclic ester or cyclic ether other than 2-oxetanone in the presence of a polymerization initiator supported on a carrier in which an ion polymerization initiator is supported on poly(2-oxetanone) in a liquid medium having a solubility parameter of about 15 to about 18 MPa.sup.1/2 and being capable of dissolving 2-oxetanone, and in a polymerizing apparatus having an internal surface formed of a material which is free of polarity or whose polarity is very small, to form a particulate aliphatic polyester; and a biodegradable aliphatic polyester melt-extrusion film, which comprises the biodegradable aliphatic polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 2,000,000, and having a water vapor transmission rate of 300 to 700 g/m.sup.2.24 hours.25 .mu.m and heat-fusing strength of 500 to 5,000 gf/15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Haruo Nishida, Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Norikazu Hattori
  • Patent number: 5723572
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a linear alternating copolymer of carbon monoxide with ethene and another olefinically unsaturated compound (A) wherein a copolymer of which the molar ratio (r.sub.1) of the monomer units originating in the olefinically unsaturated compound A to the monomer units originating in ethene is in the range of from 1:100 to 1:3, is prepared by contacting the monomers in the presence of a liquid diluent with a catalyst composition which is based on(a) a source of a Group VIII metal, and(b) a bidentate ligand of the general formula R.sup.1 R.sup.2 M.sup.1 --R--M.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 (I) wherein M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 independently represent a phosphorus, arsenic or antimony atom, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently represent unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl groups and R represents a bivalent bridging group which consists of three atoms in the bridge of which the middle atom is a carbon or silicon atom which carries two monovalent substituents R.sup.5 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Erwin Paulus Petrus Bleeker, Johannes Adrianus Maria Van Broekhoven, Maria Barbara Hendrica Crijnen-Beers Van
  • Patent number: 5705594
    Abstract: Liquid polyamine crosslinking agent formulations based on trimerized toluylene 2,4- and/or 2,6-diisocyanate, with formation of an isocyanurate structure and hydrolysis of the isocyanate groups to amine groups, are described. The novel crosslinking agent formulations have a content of 40 to 80% of the total weight of the solids content of the crosslinking agent formulation of 1,3,5-tris-(3-amino-4-methyl-phenyl,2-methyl-3-aminophenyl) isocyanurate (I) which is not further condensed, and a content of not more than 1.0% of the total weight of the crosslinking agent formulations of toluylene-2,4- and/or -2,6-diamine (III). For the preparation, toluylene diisocyanate is trimerized, to form the isocyanurate structure, until 10 to 25% of the NCO groups have been reacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Konig, Otto Neuner, Werner Rasshofer
  • Patent number: 5646098
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compositions comprising ene and free radical adducts of unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons, and acyclic and cyclic vicinal polycarbonyl compounds such as diethyl ketomalonate and indantrione. The adducts are reacted with nucleophiles such as amines, electrophiles such as anhydrides and esters, and metal ions. Post-products are obtained via reaction of said products with capping reagents such as boric acid. Compositions containing said adducts, products and post-products include oleaginous substances such as fuels and lube oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc
    Inventor: Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5612451
    Abstract: Polyaryl ether ketones are prepared by electrophilic polycondensation using acyl halides as monomer components in the presence of a Lewis acid, by a process in which from 0.001 to 60% by weight of an inert filler or of a component which can be converted into an inert filler during working up are added to the reaction mixture before or during the polycondensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Heitz, Alexander Gl uck, Walter Heitz, Ralf Richter
  • Patent number: 5606010
    Abstract: The invention is an improved method for the preparation of poly-amine-quinone polymers using external oxidizing agents. The polymer produced has the general chemical formula: ##STR1## where each R is independently selected from the group of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, silyl, siloxyl and the alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, carboxyl, amino, sulfhydryl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl substituted derivatives thereof and n is about 50-2,000, and the molecular weight of the polymer is about 10,000 to 1,000,000, preferably about 10,000 to 40,000. The polymer can be used in anticorrosion paints and coatings, such as automotive and marine paints and coatings, and can also be used as a curing agent for epoxy resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Semih Erhan
    Inventors: Semih Erhan, Varabelambedu S. Nithianandam
  • Patent number: 5554717
    Abstract: Synthesis of crystalline polyaniline, its derivatives and its co-polymers with other conjugated monomers by melt poly-condensation of bifunctional starting materials having a quinone and N-protected amine group, and conversion of such polycondensation polymers to corresponding doped and conductive form of said polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ali Afzali-Ardakani, Jeffrey D. Gelorme
  • Patent number: 5548060
    Abstract: A method for the alkylsulfonation of polymeric and cyclic trimer phosphazenes that includes reacting the phosphazene with a sultone. This method can be used to prepare sulfonated phosphazenes that are useful as biomedical materials, membranes, reversibly cross-linkable polymers, surfactants, and polyelectrolytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Penn State Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry R. Allcock, Eric H. Klingenberg, Mark P. Weller
  • Patent number: 5514322
    Abstract: An RIM method of thermoplastic resin comprises a process for preparing materials in which one compound (i) is mixed with a material for thermoplastic resin to prepare one mixture (I), and the other compound (ii) is mixed with a material for thermoplastic resin to prepare the other mixture (II), each of two compounds (i) and (ii) being inactive to the material for thermoplastic resin but producing a high-active anionic polymerization catalyst by their reaction, a process for polymerization in which the mixture (I) and the mixture (II) are mixed, injected into a mold, and polymerized by the anionic polymerization catalyst, an ejecting process in which a solidified thermoplastic resin molded body is ejected from the mold. Therefore, a polymerization reaction cannot be started before the material for thermoplastic resin is injected into the mold, and it begins soon after the material for thermoplastic resin is injected into the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Noritake
  • Patent number: 5506312
    Abstract: A polyketone is contacted with an organic peroxyacid in a reactive, oxidization, slurry process to produce a polyester polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventor: Palanisamy Arjunan
  • Patent number: 5498477
    Abstract: Electroactive polymers are provided which contain alternating phenyl rings and nitrogen atoms, and which contain both quinoid mer units and benzenoid mer units. The polymers are formed by poly(condensation) of N-phenylhydroxylamine or derivatives thereof under anhydrous conditions in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst. Methods for producing films, fibers and shaped articles of the polymers are provided as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Neste Oy
    Inventor: Floyd Klavetter
  • Patent number: 5484876
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an aromatic thioether ketone/thioether sulfone random copolymer comprising phenylene thioether ketone recurring units (I) and phenylene thioether sulfone recurring units (II), (a) the compositional ratio (I:II) of the recurring units (I) to the recurring units (II) ranging from 98:2 to 65:35, (b) the solution viscosity (.eta..sub.inh) being at least 0.3 dl/g, (c) the melt crystallization time (.tau.) being at least 3 minutes, (d) the melting point (Tm) being 300.degree.-350.degree. C., (e) the glass transition temperature being at least 125.degree. C., (f) the retention (400.degree. C./20 min) of melt crystallization enthalpy (.DELTA.Hmc) being at least 60%, and (g) the average particle size being at least 0.1 mm, and the production process thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Yukichira Kawakami, Zenya Shiiki
  • Patent number: 5475066
    Abstract: Reactive aminoquinones of formula I or II ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, branched, linear or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, aralkyl, or phenyl which may be substituted by linear, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, --NO.sub.2, F, OR.sup.2, NR.sup.3.sub.2, wherein R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are linear, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, aralkyl or phenyl,R.sup.1 is a linear, branched or cyclic C.sub.2 -C.sub.18 alkylene chain, phenylene, aralkylene, alkarylene, or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 50,X is hydroxy, epoxy, vinyl, vinyloxy, acrylate, methacrylate or acylchloroY is N or CH; andR.sup.4 is linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl which are useful in forming copolymers to prepare corrosion resistant binder compositions for magnetic information storage media, the copolymers formed, the magnetic information storage media and a method for improving corrosion resistance in magnetic particles are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: The University of Alablama
    Inventors: David E. Nikles, Jeng-Li Liang
  • Patent number: 5466780
    Abstract: A polyketone is contacted with an organic peroxyacid in a reactive, oxidization, slurry process to produce a polyester polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventor: Palanisamy Arjunan
  • Patent number: 5434236
    Abstract: This invention relates to a polyester comprising repeating units having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventors: Alan W. White, Joseph R. Zoeller
  • Patent number: 5320886
    Abstract: This invention relates primarily to organofunctional monomers, predominantly dimethacrylates and/or diacrylates containing one or more (predominantly two carboxyl groups, with moieties that provide sufficient affinity with water to allow any desired amount of water and/or miscible fugitive solvents to be mixed homogeneously with these monomers and formulations containing them. The activity of water in the monomer formulations can be adjusted so that it is equal to the water activity in biological tissues. This promotes biocompatibility and enhances the adhesive characteristics of polymers prepared from these formulations. Probability statistics are disclosed that optimize the compositions of polymer reaction products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: American Dental Association Health Foundation
    Inventor: Rafael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: 5312897
    Abstract: Electroactive polymers are provided which contain alternating phenyl rings and nitrogen atoms, and which contain both quinoid mer units and benzenoid mer units. The polymers are formed by poly(condensation) of N-phenylhydroxylamine or derivatives thereof under anhydrous conditions in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst. Methods for producing films, fibers and shaped articles of the polymers are provided as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Neste Oy
    Inventor: Floyd Klavetter
  • Patent number: 5312894
    Abstract: A granular, high-melt-stable poly(arylene thioetherketone) has a solution viscosity (.eta..sub.inh) of at least 0.30 dl/g, a retention (400.degree. C./20 min) of melt crystallization enthalpy (.DELTA.Hmc) of at least 60%, a melting point of 340.degree.-360.degree. C., a glass transition temperature of at least 125.degree. C. and an average particle diameter of 0.1-2 mm. A production process of a granular, high-melt-stable poly(arylene thioether-ketone) comprises reacting an alkali metal sulfide and a dihalogenated aromatic compound consisting principally of a 4,4'-dihalobenzophenone in an organic amide solvent containing water. In the first step, (1) the ratio of the amount of the charged dihalogenated aromatic compound to the amount of the charged alkali metal sulfide is controlled to 0.95-1.2 (mole/mole), (2) the ratio of the water content to the amount of the charged organic amide solvent is controlled to 1-15 (mole/kg), and (3) the reaction is conducted for 3-30 hours at 180.degree.-260.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Yukichika Kawakami, Zenya Shiiki
  • Patent number: 5290908
    Abstract: Aromatic polyimides with acetylenic end groups are cured by coupling together thermally or catalytically using cuprous salts as catalysts to increase molecular weight with little or no by-product formation. These polyimides can be shaped and formed prior to the coupling.The acetylenic end-capped aromatic polyimides are formed by the reaction of an aromatic dianhydride, an acetylenic organic monoamine compound which will provide the reactive end groups and optionally an aromatic diamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: The University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventor: Gaetano F. D'Alelio
  • Patent number: 5288811
    Abstract: Accordingly, novel carbonyl containing compositions are prepared by contacting, in the presence of a free radical initiator, a compound selected from the group consisting of saturated hydrocarbons, substituted saturated hydrocarbons, polymers and mixtures thereof with a carbonyl containing compound or mixtures thereof having the structures: ##STR1## wherein Q.dbd.HOH, MeOH, EtOH, or n-BuOH; n.dbd.0,1,>; and X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2, C.dbd.O; W is independently selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2, C.dbd.O, O, NH, CMe.sub.2, C.dbd.N-alkyl and N-alkyl, wherein alkyl is 1 to 18 carbons; U and V are independently selected from the same groups as W and dependently selected so that U and V taken together are one of 1,2-phenylene, 1,8-naphthalene-diyl, and 1,2-naphthalene-diyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5286840
    Abstract: A thermally stable polyimide which is blocked at the polymer terminal with a dicarboxylic acid anhydride represented by the formula (III): ##STR1## wherein Z is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of a monoaromatic radical which is substantially unsubstituted or substituted with a radical having no reactivity with amine or dicarboxylic acid anhydride and has from 6 to 15 carbon atoms, a condensed polyaromatic radical or a noncondensed aromatic radical connected each other with a direct bond or a bridge member, and has a fundamental skeleton represented by recurring structural units of the formula (IV): ##STR2## and a process of preparing the polyimide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideaki Oikawa, Nobuhito Koga, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Shoji Tamai
  • Patent number: 5283313
    Abstract: A readily processable polyimide being blocked at the terminal of a polymer molecule with a divalent radical derived from dicarboxylic acid anhydride represented by the formula (IV): ##STR1## wherein Z is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of a monoaromatic radical which is substantially unsubstituted or substituted with a radical having no reactivity with amine or carboxylic acid anhydride and has from 5 to 15 carbons atoms, condensed polyaromatic radical or noncondensed aromatic radical connected each other with a direct bond or a bridge member, and having a fundamental skeleton represented by recurring structural units of the formula (III): wherein X and Y are --O-- or --CO-- and differ each other; preparation process of the polyimide; and resin composition containing the polyimide and fibrous reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wataru Yamashita, Shoji Tamai, Akihiro Yamaguchi