Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 03/07

20070073011 - Method for controlled radical polymerization: P

20070073010 - Method for determining temperature value indicative of resin stickiness from data generated by polymerization reaction monitoring: In some embodiments, a method including the steps of monitoring a polymerization reaction which produces a polymer resin in a fluid bed reactor, where a dry melt reference temperature is characteristic of melting behavior of a dry version of the resin, and in response to data indicative of at least... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070073012 - Method for seed bed treatment before a polymerization reaction: In some embodiments, a method in which at least one continuity additive (“CA”) and a seed bed are pre-loaded into a reactor, and a polymerization reaction is optionally then performed in the reactor. In other embodiments, at least one flow improver, at least one CA, and a seed bed are... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070073013 - Method for making polyolefins having internal double bonds: The invention provides a method for the production of a non-linear polyolefin, which method comprises: (a) providing a polyolefin having a ratio of internal to terminal double bonds of at least 1:1 and; (b) forming a non-linear polyolefin from the polyolefin provided in step (a).... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070073014 - Ph sensitive macromer based copolymer and a process for the preparation thereof: The present invention discloses a novel pH sensitive copolymer synthesized from lactide macromers and basic monomers. This composition comprises an acrylate or methacrylate ester of low molecular weight oligomeric lactide copolymerized with basic monomer. These copolymers show pH sensitive dissolution behavior which can be exploited for pharmaceutical applications.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070073015 - Polymer, a method for producing the polymer, and a cement admixture using the same: e

20070073016 - Polymer compositions for intraluminal stent: A polymer composition for use in forming a stent is described. The composition includes a monomer of an aliphatic ester of acrylic acid which has a glass transition temperature less than 25° C. and a second monomer that copolymerizes with the first monomer and which has a glass transition temperature... Agent: Jones Day

20070073017 - Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives: The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as modified derivatives were prepared via living ring-open metathesis polymerization method. The resulting polymers with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070073018 - Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives: The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as modified derivatives were prepared via living ring-open metathesis polymerization method. The resulting polymers with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070073019 - Polymer and film forming composition: A polymer obtained by polymerizing, in a presence of a polymerization initiator, a compound having a cage structure with at least 11 carbon atoms and an ethylenic double bond; a film forming composition containing the polymer; an insulating film formed using the composition; and an electronic device.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070073020 - Polymer and film forming composition: A polymer obtained by polymerizing a hydrocarbon monomer in a presence of a polymerization accelerator, wherein the polymer has stability at 400° C.; a polymer obtained by polymerizing, in a presence of a polymerization initiator, a compound having a cage structure with at least 11 carbon atoms and a carbon-carbon... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070073021 - Higher olefin polymer having polar group and process for producing the same: A higher olefin polymer having a polar group which is produced by subjecting to an incorporation reaction of a polar compound or halogen compound into a higher α-olefin polymer satisfying the requirements of the following (1) and (2), which is obtained by polymerizing one or more higher α-olefins having 10... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070073022 - Novel polymer and cement admixture using the same: The present invention provides a novel polymer, and a mixture and a cement admixture thereof. The cement admixture has higher dispersibility compared to the previous ones. The novel polymer of the present invention has a different structure from the conventional copolymers used for cement admixtures, using an unsaturated carboxylic acid... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070073023 - Defoamers for top coat paints for motor vehicles: The invention provides novel defoamers which are useful as defoamers for top coat paints for motor vehicles. When the defoamers are incorporated with paints which do not use melamine resins as the curing agent, they can impart defoaming property to the paints without inviting turbidity in the painted films caused... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20070066769 - Method for identifying or characterizing properties of polymeric units: The invention relates to methods of identifying and characterizing properties of polymers to provide information about the polymer such as the charge of the polymer, the number and types or characteristics of units of the polymer and the sequence of the polymers. The invention also relates to methods of sequencing... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070066770 - Surface finish of reactor: This invention discloses the use in the production of a polyolefin of a slurry loop reactor wherein all internal parts in contact with the slurry are polished first by a mechanical process to a level of at most 70 RMS roughness value and are subsequently polished by a chemical or... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070066771 - Catalyst composition with monocarboxylic acid ester internal donor and propylene polymerization process: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more monoesters of aromatic carboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalyst; and a mixture of two or more different selectivity control... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070066772 - Catalyst systems of the ziegler-natta type and a process for preparing them: The present invention relates to catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type, to a process for preparing them, to their use for the polymerization of olefins and to ethylene copolymers which can be prepared using this catalyst system.... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070066773 - Polymerisation process: A process for the polymerisation of olefin monomers selected from (a) ethylene, (b) propylene (c) mixtures of ethylene and propylene and (d) mixtures of (a), (b) or (c) with one or more other alpha-olefins is performed in a polymerisation reactor in the presence of a supported polymerisation catalyst characterised in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070066774 - Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives: The present invention provided a norbomene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as modified derivatives were prepared via living ring-open metathesis polymerization method. The resulting polymers with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070066775 - Vinyl addition polycylic olefin polymers prepared using non-olefinic chain transfer agents and uses thereof: A method of polymerizing poly(cyclic)olefin monomers encompassing (a) combining a monomer composition containing the poly(cyclic)olefin monomers, a non-olefinic chain transfer agent and an activator compound to form a mixture; (b) heating the mixture; and (c) adding a polymerization catalyst containing Ni and/or Pd. The non-olefinic chain transfer agent includes one... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070066776 - Catalyst composition ii: This invention relates to a transition metal catalyst compound represented by the formula: LMX2 or (LMX2)2 wherein each M is independently a Group 7 to 11 metal, preferably a Group 7, 8, 9, or 10 metal; each L is, independently, a tridentate or tetradentate neutrally charged ligand that is bonded... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070066777 - Methods for producing crosslinkable oligomers: A process for preparing crosslinkable oligomers comprising reacting at least one monomer having the structure: VHC═CHX, wherein more than 60% of such monomer or monomers has at least one crosslinkable functional moiety, and at least one monomer having the structure: WHC═CYZ at certain molar ratios and reaction conditions, in which... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070066778 - Pn-semiconductor inorganic/organic hybrid material, its method of production and photovoltaic cell comprising said material: The invention relates to a pn-semiconductor material that can be obtained by a method comprising in succession the following steps: a step in which a substrate made of a porous oxide ceramic is functionalized by chemical grafting of one or more compounds containing at least one group that can be... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070066779 - Fluorine-containing photocurable composition: e

20070066780 - Masonry-treating agent:

20070066781 - Iodinated organic substances of low molecular mass and process for preparing them: Process for preparing one or more iodinated organic substances having a molecular mass of less than 2000 (substances (S)) using (A) at least one free-radical-generating substance chosen from peroxides, diazo compounds, dialkyldiphenylalkanes, substances derived from tetraphenylethane, boranes and iniferter substances comprising at least one thiuram disulphide group, (B) an ethylenically... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070066782 - Film-forming composition, insulating film and electronic device using the same: A film forming composition comprising: (A) a compound having at least two radical reactive functional groups; and (B) at least one of a radical crosslinking agent having a structure represented by formula (I) as defined in the specification and a radical crosslinking agent having a structure represented by formula (II)... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070060721 - Method for operating a gas-phase reactor at or near maximum production rates while controlling polymer stickiness: Embodiments of the present invention relate to operating a gas-phase reactor at or near maximum production rates and to measuring and controlling polymer stickiness in a gas phase reactor polymerization. In particular, embodiments relate to monitoring acoustic emissions in a reactor during gas phase polymerization to determine the onset of... Agent: Univation Technologies, LLC

20070060722 - Polymerization catalysts and process for producing bimodal polymers in a single reactor: Catalyst compositions comprising a first metallocene compound, a second metallocene compound, an activator-support, and an organoaluminum compound are provided. An improved method for preparing cyclopentadienyl complexes used to produce polyolefins is also provided.... Agent: Merchant & Gould Chevron Phillips

20070060723 - Polyolefin production using high olefin concentration: Provided is an apparatus for polymerising an olefin monomer, which apparatus comprises the following: (a) a reactor for polymerising the olefin monomer; (b) a means for measuring the presence of gas in the reactor; and (c) a means for controlling the concentration of olefin monomer in the reactor; wherein, the... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070060724 - Enhanced catalyst productivity: The productivity of a catalyst in a gas phase polymerization of olefins (e.g. grams of polymer per gram of catalyst) may be increased by including in the gas phase from 1 to 20 weight % of an inert non-polymerizable hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon may be in gaseous form but preferably is... Agent: Kenneth H. Johnson

20070060725 - Spray-dried, mixed metal ziegler catalyst compositions: A Ziegler-Natta catalyst composition comprising a solid mixture formed by halogenation of: Al) a spray-dried catalyst precursor comprising the reaction product of a magnesium compound, a non-metallocene titanium compound, and at least one non-metallocene compound of a transition metal other than titanium, with A2) an organoaluminium halide halogenating agent, a... Agent: Union Carbide Chemicals And Plastics Technology Corporation

20070060727 - Multistep process for preparing heterophasic propylene copolymers: A multistage process comprising the step of polymerizing propylene in the presence the presence of a catalysts system, comprising one or more metallocene compound of formula (I): wherein M is an atom of a transition metal; p is an integer from 0 to 3, X, same or different, is a... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070060728 - Process for the isomerization of metallocene compounds: An isomerization process comprising the step of contacting a slurry or a solution comprising the meso or meso-like form of one or more bridged metallocene compounds of group 4 of the Periodic Table of the Elements having C2 or C2-like symmetry with an isomerization catalyst of formula (I) [R4W]+X− (I)... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070060726 - Random olefin copolymers: Provided is a method for the production of an olefin co-polymer, which method comprises co-polymerising two or more olefin monomers in the presence of a metallocene catalyst, wherein the metallocene catalyst comprises a metallocene having the following formula: R″(CpRm)(FluR′n)MQ2 wherein Cp comprises a cyclopentadienyl ring; Flu comprises a fluorenyl ring;... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070060729 - Photosensitive resin composition and dry film resist using the same: The present invention relates to an alkali-soluble photosensitive resin composition and a dry film resist using the same, more particularly to a photosensitive resin composition having superior heat resistance, chemical resistance and long-time stability and good adhesivity to a Cu or ITO (indium tin oxide) substrate by containing an acrylate... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070060730 - Method of preparing cyclic olefin copolymer having controlled gel contents: e

20070055027 - Polymerization catalyst system using di-sec-butyldimethoxysilane for preparation of polypropylene: It has been discovered that using di-sec-butyldialkoxysilanes, such as di-sec-butyldimethoxysilane (DSBDMS), as external electron donors for Ziegler-Natta catalysts can provide a catalyst system that may prepare polypropylene films with improved properties and processing. The catalyst systems of the invention provide high activity, high bulk density, moderate hydrogen response, moderate donor... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070055028 - Preparation of polymerization catalyst activators utilizing indole-modified silica supports: A process for polymerizing propylene is provided. The process comprises contacting propylene and optionally one or more monomers with a catalyst system comprising a bis-indenyl Group 4 metallocene compound supported on silica, the silica treated with one or more organoaluminum compounds and one or more heterocyclic compounds, under slurry conditions... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070055029 - Butadiene-based polymer and method of producing the same as well as rubber composition and tire using the same: This invention is concerned with a butadiene-based polymer having a high cis-1,4 bond content, a low vinyl bond content and a molecular weight distribution of a specified range, and more particularly a butadiene-based polymer having a 1,3-butadiene monomer unit, characterized in that a cis-1,4 bond content and a vinyl bond... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20070055030 - Method for the termination of anionic polymerization by lewis acid: The present invention relates to a method for the termination of anionic polymerization by Lewis acid, more particularly, a method for terminating anionic polymerization by employing Lewis acid as a terminating agent to terminate terminally reactive group in the preparation of conjugated diene polymers so that the reaction may be... Agent: Law Offices Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.c.

20070055031 - Olefin polymerization catalyst composition comprising group 13 amide derivatives: Catalyst compositions that are highly tolerant of catalyst poisons for use in addition polymerizations comprising a catalytic derivative of a Group 4 metal complex, a cocatalyst, and a Group 13 metal amide compound.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070055032 - Solvent-free production method for producing acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive substances: Method for the continuous polymerization of acrylic monomers to polyacrylates in an extruder and in the presence of polymerization regulators... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20070055033 - Polymer compositions and processes for making and using same: Poly(β-thioether ester) compositions, methods of making the poly(β-thioether ester) compositions, and methods of using the poly(β-thioether ester) compositions are provided. The poly(β-thioether ester) can be produced by contacting a thiol ester composition and an α,β-unsaturated ester to produce a mixture and then heating the mixture to produce the poly(β-thioether ester).... Agent: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp

20070049709 - Olefin polymerisation process in the presence of an anti-fouling agent: (2)one or more blocks —(CH2—CH(R)—O)n— where R comprises an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and each n is in the range from 1 to 50; and terminated by a R′ and a R″ end groups wherein R′ is OH or an alkoxy having from 1 to... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070049710 - Continuous production method of water-soluble polymer and water-soluble polymer: To provide a continuous production method for producing a water-soluble polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution with high efficiency. A continuous production method of a water-soluble polymer, comprising the steps of: circulating a circulation liquid containing a monomer having a polymerizable unsaturated bond through a reaction apparatus: having a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070049711 - Catalyst compositions comprising support materials having an improved particle-size distribution: A catalyst composition that includes a support material having an improved particle-size distribution is provided. Processes for producing polyolefin composition also are provided. Polymers and films also are provided. An example of a catalyst composition is a supported multi-transition-metal catalyst composition that includes: (a) at least two catalyst components selected... Agent: Univation Technologies, LLC

20070049712 - Substantially linear polymers and methods of making and using same: Copolymers and terpolymers containing acyclic aliphatic olefin derived units and polar monomer derived units are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making such copolymers and terpolymers using late transition metal catalyst complexes.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070049713 - Polymeric materials having enhanced ion and water transport property and medical devices comprising same: A polymeric material having enhanced oxygen permeability and ion and water transport rates comprises units of a first monomer and a second monomer, which comprises linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), or combinations thereof. Medical devices, such as ophthalmic devices, are made from such polymeric materials.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070049714 - Ethylene-c4-c20-alkene copolymers: Poly (ethylene-co-C4-C20-alkene) copolymers or segments with polydispersities less than 1.3 and/or predominantly enchainment in a cis-1,2 fashion and/or poly(ethylene-co-C4-C20 monocyclic alkene) copolymers or segments provide in some cases substitutes for ultra high molecular weight polyethylenes and in some cases substitutes for polypropylenes and in some cases utility as gas barrier... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070049715 - A novel living radical polymerization method: A highly active and environment-friendly catalyst for use in a living radical polymerization is provided. A catalyst for use in a living radical polymerization method is provided. The catalyst comprises a central element, which is selected from germanium, tin and antimony, and at least one halogen atom, which is bound... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP