Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 12/06

20060293398 - Rubber treatment method: A process and resulting product is provided in which vulcanized rubber crumb has selected chemical bonds broken and sulphur removal by biotreatment with hydrophobic bacteria, such as mycolic acid containing actinomycete bacteria of ‘mycolata’, without significant degradation of the hydrocarbon polymer. The products obtained from the use f these bacteria... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20060293399 - Electrical apparatus with a foamed stiffener and manufacturing method thereof: An electrical apparatus is provided, which comprises a shell with an electrical device inside. A liquid foam is injected into the shell. After performing a foaming method, the liquid foam becomes a foamed stiffener. The foaming method comprises adding a chemical blowing agent or injecting gas into the liquid foam... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060293401 - Cartridge foam insert for foam generating and injecting apparatus: A filler material in the form of a cartridge insert is positionable within an apparatus for generating and injecting a foamed polymeric resin formed by the mixture of a plurality of foam-producing ingredients wherein the apparatus includes an elongate foaming chamber having an interior through which two mixable foam-producing ingredients... Agent: Michael E. Mckee Attorney At Law

20060293400 - Dow global technologies inc: Flexible polyurethane foams are prepared by reacting a polyisocyanate with a high equivalent weight polyol. At least a portion of the high equivalent weight polyol is a polyester containing hydroxymethyl groups. The polyester is prepared in a multi-step process from animal or vegetable fats, by recovering the constitutent fatty acids,... Agent: Gary C Cohen

20060293402 - Polyurethane foam and a method of producing the same: A polyurethane foam is obtained by reaction, foaming and curing of a polyurethane foam raw material containing polyols, polyisocyanates, a blowing agent and a catalyst. A hydrate of an inorganic compound and at least one organic compound selected from benzothiazole compounds, dithiocarbamate compounds and sulfenamide compounds are mixed with the... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20060287406 - Foamed compound for medical articles: A foamed compound for medical articles has ingredients including ethylene vinyl acetate, filler, co-agent, crosslinking agent, blowing agent, and pigment. Wherein ethylene vinyl acetate, the filler, the co-agent, the crosslinking agent, the blowing agent, and the pigment are mixed together in a proper proportion and then foamed. By using foregoing... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060281824 - Crosslinked polymer electrolyte fuel cell membranes and their producing process: A polymer electrolyte membrane produced by a process in which a monofunctional vinyl monomer into which sulfonic acid groups can be introduced and a vinyl monomer having a halogen at a terminal are co-grafted into a polymer base film that has been exposed to an ionizing radiation, and the base... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20060281825 - Microporous polyisocyanate based hybrid materials: The present invention describes hybrid gel materials with interpenetrating polyisocyanate and inorganic polymer networks. In the preferred embodiments, the polyisocyanate network comprises polyurea, polyurethane or both while the inorganic network comprises silica.... Agent: Aspen Aerogels Inc.IPDepartment

20060281826 - Foam premixes having improved processability: A method for improving the processability of foam premixes containing HFC and/or pentane-based blowing agents in polyols is provided, which method comprises adding trans-1,2-dichloroethylene to said premix in an amount effective to enhance said processability.... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20060281827 - Catalyst composition and process using same: A catalyst composition including a solution of at least one member selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal carboxylate and an alkaline earth metal carboxylate in a solvent which is nonreactive with the isocyanate groups of a polyisocyanate.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20060276555 - Process to prepare stable trifluorostyrene containing compounds grafted to base polymers using a solvent/water mixture: A fluorinated ion exchange polymer is prepared by grafting at least one grafting monomer derived from trifluorostyrene on to at least one base polymer in a organic solvent/water mixture. These ion exchange polymers are useful in preparing catalyst coated membranes and membrane electrode assemblies used in fuel cells....

20060276556 - Process to prepare stable trifluorostyrene containing compounds grafted to base polymers using an alcohol/water mixture: A fluorinated ion exchange polymer is prepared by grafting at least one grafting monomer derived from trifluorostyrene on to at least one base polymer in a water/alcohol mixture. These ion exchange polymers are useful in preparing catalyst coated membranes and membrane electrode assemblies used in fuel cells....

20060276557 - Expandable vinylaromatic polymers and process for their preparation: Expandable vinylaromatic polymers which comprise: a) a matrix obtained by polymerizing 50-100% by weight of one or more vinylaromatic monomers and 0-50% by weight of a copolymerizable monomer; b) 1-10% by weight, calculated with respect to the polymer (a) of an expanding agent englobed in the polymeric matrix; c) 0.01-20%...

20060276558 - Expandable resins: Resin beads having an average particle size of from 0.001 mm to 10 mm and containing a continuous phase and a particulate dispersed phase are described. The continuous phase includes elastomeric polymers; the dispersed phase includes homopolymers and/or copolymers containing repeat units resulting from the polymerization of one or more...

20060276559 - Water-based asphalt coating composition: The present invention relates to multi-part coating compositions that comprise a first part which is an asphalt emulsion comprising water, asphalt, and a dispersion system and a second part which is a liquid polymer composition that lacks water. The asphalt emulsion and liquid polymer composition are combined in situ to...