From Reactant Having A Halogen Atom Or Oxygen Single Bonded To A Carbonyl Group, E.g., Halo-c(=o)-, -o-c(=o)-o, Etc. Patents (Class 528/370)
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Publication number: 20100210809Abstract: The invention relates to novel polycarbonate- and/or polyurethane-polyorganosiloxane compounds, processes for their preparation, their use, precursors for their preparation and reactive compositions which contain the precursors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBHInventors: Walter Simon, Karl-Heinz Sockel, Gunnar Hoffmüller, Roland Wagner, Horst Lange
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Publication number: 20100204436Abstract: Processes for preparing relatively high molecular weight poly(trimethylene ether)glycol employing a cocatalyst system are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Yanhui Niu, Zuohong Yin
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Publication number: 20100190953Abstract: The object is to provide a polycarbonate copolymer having excellent mechanical strength, good heat resistance, a low refractive index, a large Abbe number, a low berefringence and excellent transparency and containing a plant-derived raw material. Disclosed is a polycarbonate copolymer which comprises a constituent unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the general formula (1) and a constituent unit derived from an alicyclic dihydroxy compound and has an Abbe number of 50 or greater and “a 5% heating weight loss temperature” (a temperature at which the 5% weight loss under heating is observed) of 340° C. or higher. Also disclosed is a process for producing the polycarbonate copolymer by reacting a dihydroxy compound represented by the general formula (1) and an alicyclic dihydroxy compound with a carbonate diester in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Michiaki Fuji, Minako Akita, Tomohiko Tanaka
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Publication number: 20100179292Abstract: Method for recovering a polymer from a liquid medium (1) substantially containing the polymer and a solvent for the latter, wherein: (a) this liquid medium (1) is injected into a reactor (2) containing a stirred substantially monophase liquid mixture comprising a major fraction by weight of a non-solvent and a minor fraction by weight of a solvent, the mixture having a composition and temperature such that the polymer precipitates therefrom progressively; (b) the polymer is recovered in the form of particles in suspension (5) in a liquid rich in non-solvent; (c) the polymer particles (9) are separated from the liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2006Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: SOLVAY SAInventors: Eric Fassiau, Bernard Vandenhende, Jean-Raphael Caille, Jean-Christophe Lepers
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Publication number: 20100166820Abstract: The present invention pertains to copolymers having one or more polyisobutylene segments and one or more biodegradable polymer segments, to methods of making such copolymers, to medical articles that contain such copolymers, and to methods of making such medical articles. According to certain aspects of the invention, copolymers are provided, which comprise a plurality of polyisobutylene segments and a plurality of biodegradable polymer segments. According to certain aspects of the invention, copolymers are provided, which comprise urethane linkages, urea linkages, amide linkages, ester linkages, anhydride linkages, carbonate linkages, linkages commonly described as “click” chemistry linkages, and combinations of two or more types of such linkages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLInventors: Mark Boden, Marlene C. Schwarz, Frederick H. Strickler, Rudolf Faust, Umaprasana Ojha, Tomoya Higashihara
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Patent number: 7745548Abstract: Homo- or copolyoxymethylenes are described and contain the repeat structural unit of formula I -A-O—R1—O—CO—(R2—CO—)m—O—??(I), where A is a radical derived from a homo- or copolyoxymethylene, R1 is an alkylene radical having at least two carbon atoms, or a cycloalkylene radical, R2 is a direct carbon-carbon bond, or an alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene, or aralkylene radical, and m is 0 or 1. These polymers may be prepared by reacting end-group-functionalized homo- or copolyoxymethylenes with selected chain-linking agents. The reaction products can be used to produce moldings.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Ticona GmbHInventors: Dirk Zierer, Jens Schiebisch, Klaus Kurz
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Publication number: 20100160494Abstract: The present invention provides an amine based epoxy resin curing agent containing an epoxy resin and an amine compound capable of imparting a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life, in addition to excellent performances which an epoxy resin conventionally possesses, and an epoxy resin composition with a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life, which contains the subject curing agent. Also, the present invention provides an adhesive for laminate with excellent adhesiveness to various polymers, papers, metals, etc., which contains, as a main component, an epoxy resin composition containing an amine based resin curing agent with a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.Inventors: Shinichi Yonehama, Shigeyuki Hirose, Shinichi Ayuba, Eiichi Honda, Masayoshi Takahashi, Kana Kumamoto
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Publication number: 20100119980Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic spin coatable antireflective coating composition comprising a polymer where the polymer comprises (i) at least one unit with fused aromatic rings in the backbone of the polymer of structure (1), (ii) at least one unit with of structure (2), and, (iii) at least one unit with a cyclic aliphatic moiety in the backbone of the polymer of structure (3). where, Fr1 is a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic ring moiety with 3 or more aromatic rings, R? and R? are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, Z, C1-C4alkyleneZ and where Z is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic moiety, R1 is selected from hydrogen or aromatic moiety, and B is a substituted or unsubstituted cycloaliphatic moiety. The invention further relates to a process for imaging the present composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: M. Dalil Rahman, Douglas McKenzie, Clement Anyadeigwu
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Publication number: 20100105854Abstract: A terminal modified polycarbonate having a high content of biogenic matter, excellent heat resistance, heat stability, moldability and moist absorption resistance and high surface energy and a manufacturing process thereof. The terminal modified polycarbonate has a main chain essentially composed of a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1): has a specific viscosity at 20° C. of a solution obtained by dissolving 0.7 g of the polycarbonate in 100 ml of methylene chloride of 0.2 to 0.5, and contains a terminal group represented by the following formula (2) or (3) in an amount of 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Toshiyuki Miyake, Masami Kinoshita, Mizuho Saito, Katsuhiko Hironaka
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Publication number: 20100093119Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer having excellent solvent resistance which can be produced by using a polycarbonate diol having a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) and/or (2), having a hydroxyl group at both termini, and having a number average molecular weight of from 300 to 50,000: wherein R1 represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 2 to 50, wherein R2 represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 10 to 50 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Katsuya Shimizu
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Publication number: 20100094338Abstract: Polymers initiated with hydroxamates and compositions containing such polymers are suitable for use in making medical devices, delivery agents, coatings for such items, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Joshua Stopek, Ahamd Hadba
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Patent number: 7691304Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising a combination of 10 to 80 wt. % of a polyester, more than 0 to 50 wt. % of a polycarbonate, and 10 to 90 wt. % of at least one polyester-polycarbonate copolymer comprising, based on the total weight of the copolymer, 15 to 95 wt. % of arylate ester units, and 5 to 85 wt. % of aromatic carbonate units. Also disclosed is a method of forming the compositions, and articles prepared therefrom, for example transparent covers.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Parminder Agarwal, Shreyas Chakravarti, Bernard Schrauwen, Robert van de Grampel
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Publication number: 20100081784Abstract: A polycarbonate is provided that contains repeat units derived from isosorbide and a residue derived from an activated diaryl carbonate. The polycarbonate has 1H-NMR peaks associated with the repeat units derived from isosorbide. The polycarbonate contains no more than a maximum allowable amount of sorbitol-derived color bodies. If these color bodies are present in the polycarbonate it has a 1H-NMR peak associated with the color bodies. The maximum allowable amount of color bodies are present when the integrated area of the 1H-NMR peak associated with the color bodies divided by the integrated areas of the 1H-NMR peaks associated with the repeat units derived from isosorbide is 0.025.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP BVInventors: Hans-Peter Brack, Marianne Guyader, Han Vermeulen, Dennis James Patrick Maria Willemse
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Patent number: 7686997Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising a combination of 10 to 80 weight percent of a polyester, 5 to 50 weight percent of a polycarbonate, and 10 to 90 weight percent of a polyester-polycarbonate copolymer comprising, based on the total weight of the copolymer, 15 to 95 weight percent of arylate ester units, and 5 to 85 weight percent of aromatic carbonate units. Also disclosed is a method of forming the compositions, and articles prepared therefrom, for example transparent covers.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Parminder Agarwal, Rodney W. Fonseca
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Patent number: 7686998Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising a combination of 10 to 80 wt. % of a polyester and 10 to 90 wt. % of at least one two polyester-polycarbonate copolymers comprising, based on the total weight of the copolymer, 10 to 95 wt. % of arylate ester units, and 5 to 85 wt. % of aromatic carbonate units. Also disclosed is a method of forming the compositions, and articles prepared therefrom, for example transparent covers.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Shreyas Chakravarti, Rodney W. Fonseca, Bernard Schrauwen, Robert van de Grampel
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Publication number: 20100076172Abstract: A method of manufacturing a molded article having excellent color and transparency and made from a polycarbonate resin. The method is for manufacturing a molded article by melting and molding a granule of a polycarbonate resin at a temperature of 280 to 380° C., wherein the granule satisfies the following condition (a): (a) when 100 parts by weight of the granule is cleaned with 100 parts by weight of a 1N nitric acid aqueous solution, the amount of an Fe compound eluted into the cleaning liquid of the 1N nitric acid aqueous solution is 1 to 100 ppb in terms of an Fe atom based on the granule.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Seiichi Tanabe, Abe Yoshiaki
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Publication number: 20100063209Abstract: A thiol-ene polymeric material is disclosed. The material is produced by the photopolymerization of reactants having thiol and olefin moieties. The material can incorporate encapsulated components, including cells. Additionally, the material can be derivatized by reacting the polymeric material with components such as proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, Body CorporateInventors: Christopher Bowman, Kristi Anseth, Bilge Hacioglu, Charlie Nuttleman
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Publication number: 20100048836Abstract: Film-forming materials include resins and/or crosslinkers having a covalently bonded phosphorous atom, the phosphorous atom having at least one covalently bonded oxygen atom. Film-forming resins containing phosphorous can include epoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, polycarbonate, polysiloxane, polyvinyl, polyether, aminoplast, and polyester resins. A process to produce a film-forming resin includes reacting various polymers to incorporate a pendent group comprising a covalently bonded phosphorous atom. Film-forming resins can be used in methods of producing coating compositions. Coating compositions can be used to coat a substrate, such as a metal substrate, by electrodeposition. Applied coatings containing the film-forming resins can be cured to form crosslinked films on substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: BASF Coatings AGInventors: SERGIO GONZALEZ, Timothy S. December
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Patent number: 7649074Abstract: A high-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate that has a weight average molecular weight of between 3,300 and 150,000, a degree of crosslinking of less than 15%, and a degree of branching ranging from 10% to 99.9%; the polycarbonate being made by a process comprising preparing one or more condensation products (K), and intermolecularly reacting the one or more condensation products (K) to form the polycarbonate.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Harald Schaefer
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Patent number: 7645855Abstract: A process for preparing high-functionality highly branched polyureas which comprises reacting one or more carbonates with one or more amines having at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups, at least one amine having at least three primary and/or secondary amino groups.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Jean-Francois Stumbe, Eva Wagner
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Publication number: 20090299029Abstract: The present invention discloses a soluble polythiophene derivative containing highly coplanar repeating units. The coplanar characteristic of the TPT (thiophene-phenylene-thiophene) units improves the degree of intramolecular conjugation and intermolecular ?-? interaction. The polythiophene derivative exhibits good carrier mobility and is suitable for use in optoelectronic devices such as organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic solar cells (OSCs).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Shu-Hua Chan, Teng-Chih Chao, Bao-Tsan Ko, Chih-Ping Chen, Chin-Sheng Lin, Yi-Ling Chen, Chao-Ying Yu
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Publication number: 20090270586Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide plant-derived component-containing polycarbonates with improved color tone, and a process for their production. This object of the invention is achieved by reducing the inorganic impurities in the polymer starting material and by reducing the inorganic impurities in the polymer product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2007Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Eiichi Kitazono, Akimichi Oda, Takanori Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20090268154Abstract: A system and method for treating and preventing loss of visual acuity. The system comprises a vision correcting lens, such as a contact lens, having a material with a regular pattern of orientation of polarizable molecular bonds, so as to create a birefringent effect. Off-axis light rays are refracted through the contact lens so as to focus in front of the retina, whereas on-axis light rays pass through the contact lens without refraction, such that their focal point on the fovea is unaltered. In an exemplary embodiment, a contact lens of the present invention is capable of independently altering the refractive state of the eye in relation to fovea and peripheral retina so as to simultaneously correcting visual acuity while minimizing the signal for axial growth and hence myopic progression.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: CRT TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: William E. Meyers, Hermann Neidlinger
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Publication number: 20090161214Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, since there are a film formation step for forming a film by cooling and solidifying a thermoplastic resin sheet by sandwiching it between a cooling roller and a press roller; and a drawing step for drawing the resultant film uniaxially or biaxially, it is possible to obtain a thermoplastic resin film for optical use having good thickness accuracy and optical characteristics uniform in the width and length directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventor: Shinichi Nakai
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Publication number: 20090093589Abstract: Use of high functionality hyperbranched polycarbonates obtainable by a) preparing one or more different condensation products (K) either by a1) reacting at least one organic carbonate (A) of the general formula RO[(CO)O]nR with at least one aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic or aromatic alcohol (B) having at least 3 OH groups by elimination of alcohols ROH, where each R is independently a straight chain or branched aliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the R radicals may also be bonded to each other to form a ring comprising the grouping —O[(CO)O]n—, where n is an integer from 1 to 5, or a2) reacting phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene with the aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic or aromatic alcohol (B) to liberate hydrogen chloride, the quantitative ratio of the alcohols (B) to the carbonates (A) or to the phosgenes in the reaction mixture being so chosen that the condensation products (K) comprise on average either one carbonate or carbamoyl chloride group and moType: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Andres Carlos Garcia Espino, Matthias Kluglein, Wolfgang Best, Joachim Jesse, Benno Sens
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Publication number: 20090029895Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard surface cleaning composition comprising a copolymer, wherein said copolymer comprises a zwitterionic unit A or a mixture thereof and another unit B or a mixture thereof, wherein said unit A comprises a betaine group or a mixture thereof and wherein said betaine group of said unit A is a sulphobetaine group or a mixture thereof, and wherein said unit B is derived from vinyl-pyrrolidone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Luca Sarcinelli, Annick Julia Oscar Mertens, Marc Francois Theophile Evers
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Publication number: 20080255336Abstract: Diaryl carbonate is prepared by reaction of an aromatic alcohol with a dialkyl carbonate, which dialkyl carbonate has been prepared by the reaction of an alkanol and an alkylene carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Timothy Michael Nisbet, Garo Garbis Vaporciyan, Cornelis Leonardus Maria Vrouwenvelder, Paul Wood
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Publication number: 20080194783Abstract: Film-forming materials include resins having a covalently bonded phosphorous atom, the phosphorous atom having at least one covalently bonded oxygen atom. Film-forming resins containing phosphorous can include epoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, polycarbonate, polysiloxane, polyvinyl, polyether, aminoplast, and polyester resins. A process to produce a film-forming resin includes reacting various polymers to incorporate a pendent group comprising a covalently bonded phosphorous atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: BASF CORPORATIONInventors: Sergio Gonzalez, Timothy S. December
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Publication number: 20080167430Abstract: High-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonates based on dialkyl or diaryl carbonates or phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene and on aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic, and aromatic diol or polyols, and their use for producing paint systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Harald Schafer
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Publication number: 20080154018Abstract: A process for purifying polycarbonate is disclosed. The process entails filtering molten polycarbonate having weight average molecular weight of 14,000 to 30,000 g/mol through at least one non-woven metal structure having a thickness of 5 to 1 mm, said structure including at least one dense layer, and at least one less dense layer wherein said dense layer is 0.05 to 0.2 mm thick and has pore size of 1 to 10 ?m to obtain pure polycarbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Wolfgang Ebert, Bernhard Nietzwetzki, Rainer Mellis, Wilfried Haese, Bert Ruytinx, Alexander Karbach, Alexander Meyer
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Publication number: 20080121870Abstract: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include transition-metal charge-transport materials, methods of forming transition-metal charge-transport materials, and methods of using the transition-metal charge-transport materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2005Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Marder Seth, Jian-Yang Cho, Bernard Kippelen, Benoit Domercq, Steve Barlow
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Patent number: 7342077Abstract: An acrylic composition, or star acrylic polymer, includes the reaction product of an initiator, a first compound, and a highly-branched, polyfunctional core molecule. The initiator has a radical-forming portion and a functional group. The first compound, which includes a vinyl functional group, is reactive with the initiator to form a functionalized intermediate. The core molecule is reactive with the functionalized intermediate to form the acrylic composition. A method of forming the acrylic composition via free-radical polymerization includes the steps of reacting the initiator and the first compound to form the functionalized intermediate, and reacting the core molecule with the functionalized intermediate to form the acrylic composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: BASF CorporationInventor: Swaminathan Ramesh
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Publication number: 20080033142Abstract: A package for an ink jet recording material is provided, capable of mitigating the burden on the environment caused by discarding packaging materials, and capable of suppressing yellowing on the surface of an ink jet recording material contained therein, a printed portion of the ink jet recording material having favorable ozone resistance when printed by a dye ink printer, and capable of suppressing bronzing when printed on by a pigment ink printer. The packaging material of the package for the ink jet recording material is formed of a packaging material including a polylactic acid resin and a polyalkylene carbonate, the ink jet recording material contained therein is formed of an ink jet recording material in which an ink receiving layer including fine inorganic particles and a thioetheric compound is disposed on a support, and a layer including a colloidal silica and a cationic compound is disposed at the ink receiving layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro OGATA, Hirokazu SHIMADA
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Patent number: 7321008Abstract: Star polymers of soft segment forming monomers are useful in forming surgical devices. The star polymers can be endcapped with diketene acetals, mixed with a filler and/or cross-linked. The polymer compositions are useful, for example, as fiber coatings, surgical adhesives or bone putty, or tissue growth substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: United States Surgical CorporationInventors: Steven L. Bennett, Kevin Connolly, Elliott Gruskin, Ying Jiang
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Patent number: 7264706Abstract: An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition that contains an anti-crater agent which is a water-reducible polyester resin having an acid value less than 40 mg KOH/g. The water-reducible polyester is the reaction product of (1) a hydroxy cyclic carbonate; (2) a polycarboxylic acid anhydride; (3) optional monofunctional epoxy resin; (4) a polyfunctional epoxy resin; and, (5) a polyamine compound containing tertiary amine and either primary or secondary functionality. The reaction product is neutralized in the presence of acid and water to convert the tertiary amine groups to water-dilutable groups. Hydrolyzable silane groups can also be incorporated into the reaction product to further enhance its crater resistance property. The electrocoat composition produces coatings having a smoother appearance with fewer craters without adversely affecting intercoat adhesion of the cured film to subsequent coating layers applied thereover.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Allisa Gam, Thomas Grawe, Joachim Ruerup, Andreas Fieberg
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Patent number: 7250483Abstract: An improvement to the melt transesterification process for the preparation of polycarbonate is disclosed. The improvement entails adding to the process between its medium viscosity reactor and a high viscosity reactor at least one bridged ester of organic sulphur-containing acid.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Melanie Möthrath, Peter Snobl, Lothar Bunzel, Thomas Pfingst, Marc Buts, Lydia Simon
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Patent number: 7163997Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyether derivative represented by the following general formula (I): wherein X1 represents —CO— or —SO2—; Ar1 represents unsubstituted arylene, or arylene substituted with a halogen atom, or an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl aryloxycarbonyl or cyano group; L represents alkylene; m is 1 or 2; A represents —X2—Ar2—(NH2)1, a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, aryl or acyl group, wherein X2, Ar2 and l have the same meanings as the above-mentioned X1, Ar1 and m, respectively; and n is the average addition mole number of the polyether group, and is a numerical value of 10 to 500.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Yumoto, Takashi Tamura
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Patent number: 7164037Abstract: Enzymatic preparation of (meth)acrylic esters containing urethane groups, and their use in radiation-curable compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frank Dietsche, Dietmar Haering, Eva Wagner, Reinhold Schwalm, Heinz-Peter Rink, Erich Beck
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Patent number: 7138479Abstract: The disclosure provides high quality, low yellowness index copolycarbonates comprising structural units derived from at least one aliphatic diol, at least an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate. Also disclosed herein is a method of making such copolycarbonates in presence of one or more catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Dibakar Dhara, Abbas Alli G. Shaikh, Gautam Chatterjee, C. Seetharaman
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Patent number: 7138478Abstract: A continuous process for mixing polymer melts with additives, in particular polycarbonate melts with additives in liquid form, in solution or in dispersion is described. The additives are added to a main stream of polymer melt and are then mixed, preferably directly, with the main stream in a static mixer.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klemens Kohlgrüber, Günther Holdenried, Christian Kords, Jürgen Heuser, Thomas König
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Patent number: 7115706Abstract: Polyether polymers providing a backbone substituted at intervals with electron stabilizing groups containing electron withdrawing groups are described. The polymers capture electrons and are electronegative. The polymers act to solvate alkali metals so that electrons are withdrawn from the alkali metal into the polymer. The polymer compositions are conductive under certain conditions and are magnetic. The compositions are useful in electronic applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityInventors: Rawle I. Hollingsworth, Yuqing Chen
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Patent number: 7098274Abstract: A golf ball comprising at least one thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable material formed from a composition comprising at least one telechelic polycarbonate copolymer formed from at least one polyol telechelic and at least one carbonate-forming compound; wherein the polyol telechelic is a dimer diol having a structure of: where R is the same or different moieties chosen from hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alicyclic, cycloalkyl, and alkoxy groups; x+y?8; and m+n?8; and wherein the dimer diol is mixed with at least one C3 to C12 aliphatic polyol before being reacted to the carbonate-forming compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Shenshen Wu, Shawn Ricci
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Patent number: 7057009Abstract: Photonic materials include light-emitting organic oligomer compositions that include at least one light-emitting oligomer. The oligomer compositions include oligofluorenes having chiral and/or achiral pendants. The oligomer compositions also include spiro-linked oligofluorenes and fully spiro-configured terfluorenes. Methods for syntheisizing light-emitting organic oligomer compositions include preparing fluorene-based oligomers by convergent/divergent synthesis.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: University of RochesterInventors: Shaw H. Chen, Yanhou Geng
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Patent number: 7005495Abstract: Disclosed is a polycarbonate diol having diol monomer units and carbonate monomer units, wherein the amount of at least one diol monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a 1,5-pentanediol unit and a 1,6-hexanediol unit is from 50 to 100% by mole, based on the total molar amount of the diol monomer units, and wherein the ratio of primary hydroxyl groups in all terminal groups of the polycarbonate diol is in a specific range. Also disclosed is a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by copolymerizing the above-mentioned polycarbonate diol and a polyisocyanate.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuo Konishi, Tetsuo Masubuchi, Koshiro Yokota
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Patent number: 6979719Abstract: The invention pertains to a coating composition comprising a compound comprising at least one bicyclo-orthoester group and at least one other functional group. The invention also comprises a process for curing the present coating composition. Further, a process for making a bicyclo-orthoester-functional compound from the corresponding oxetane compound is described.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2000Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.Inventors: Klaus Hobel, Huig Klinkenberg, Arie Noomen
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Patent number: 6977290Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing oligomeric aliphatic diols, polycarbonatediols based thereon and NCO-terminated prepolymers obtainable therefrom. The inventive compounds may find use in the preparation of polyurethanes.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2004Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hartmut Nefzger, Erika Bauer, Manfred Schmidt, Hans-Dieter Ruprecht, James-Michael Barnes
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Patent number: 6881856Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane useful for elastomers, elastic fibers and artificial leathers contains a polyaddition product of a diisocyanate and a chain extender with a liquid polyethercarbonate diol which is a reaction product of a carbonate compound with a polyether diol having structural units (a) (—(CH2)6—O—) and at least one member of structural units (b) (—(CH2)2—O) and (c) (—CH2CH(CH3)—O—), and in which the units (b) are present in an average number (n) of moles of 0 to 5 per mole of the units (a), the units (c) are present in an average number (m) of moles of 0 to 5 per mole of the units (a), and the total average number (n+m) of moles of the units (b) and (c) is more than 1 but not more than 5, per mole of the units (a).Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideho Tanaka, Masaru Kunimura, Kohichi Kashiwagi, Takayoshi Kaneko
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Patent number: 6872797Abstract: A copolycarbonate diol comprising: (a) recurring units each represented by the following formula (1): (b) recurring units each independently represented by the following formula (2): wherein n is 4, 5 or 6; and (c) terminal hydroxyl groups, wherein the copolycarbonate diol has a number average molecular weight of from 300 to 20,000, and wherein the amount of the recurring units (a) is from 10 to 90% by mole, based on the total molar amount of the recurring units (a) and (b). A thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by copolymerizing the above-mentioned copolycarbonate diol with a polyisocyanate.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eizaburou Ueno, Tetsuo Masubuchi
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Publication number: 20040225103Abstract: A continuous process for mixing polymer melts with additives, in particular polycarbonate melts with additives in liquid form, in solution or in dispersion is described. The additives are added to a main stream of polymer melt and are then mixed, preferably directly, with the main stream in a static mixer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Klemens Kohlgrueber, Gunther Holdenried, Christian Kords, Jurgen Heuser, Thomas Konig
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Patent number: 6812265Abstract: Liquid composition which can be polymerized into organic glasses, by means of radical polymerization with low shrinkage, comprising the product obtained from the trans-esterification of a diallycarbonate (A) with a mixture of one or more linear or branched aliphatic diols (B), containing from three to ten carbon atoms in the molecule, with a linear or branched aliphatic polyol (C), containing from four to twenty carbon atoms and from three to six hydroxyl groups in the molecule. The molar ratio A/(B+C) in the above polymerizable liquid composition ranges from 2/1 to 5/1 and the quantity of (C) in the mixture (B+C) is equal to or less than 25% by weight with respect to the total weight of this mixture.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2001Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) GmbHInventors: Fiorenzo Renzi, Andrea Bendandi, Roberto Forestieri, Nereo Nodari