Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 04/07

20070093621 - Process and apparatus for the polymerization of ethylene: Process for preparing a broad molecular weight polyethylene by polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the process comprising the following steps, in any mutual order: a) polymerizing ethylene, optionally together with one or more α-olefinic comonomers having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, in a gas-phase reactor... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070093622 - Trimerization catalyst for olefin: The present invention provides a catalyst comprising (A) a tantalum compound, and (B) an organic metal compound, wherein the organic metal compound (B) comprises at least one group selected from the group consisting of the following (1) to (5): (1) a branched or cycloalkyl-substituted primary alkyl group having 4 to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070093623 - Catalyst components, process for their preparation and their use as catalyst components in polymerization of olefins: wherein M is a Group 4-11 transition metal, n is an integer of from 1-3, Q is halogen or a C1-C2 alkyl group, PY is a pyridinyl group, R′ and R″ are each C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group, A1 is a mononuclear aromatic group, and A2 is a polynuclear aromatic group, such... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070093624 - Catalysts for polymerizing cyclic olefin: wherein M is a Group X metal; [M(L1)x(L′2)y(L3)z] is a cationic precatalyst; L1 is an anionic hydrocarbyl-containing ligand; L′2 is a neutral ligand; L3 is an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand; [Ani] is an anion capable of weakly coordinating with the metal M; x is 1 or 2; y is 0 to... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070093625 - Fluoroelastomers: e

20070093626 - High molecular weight poly(dially dialkyl) ammonium salts: The invention is directed to a method of making ultra high molecular weight diallyldialkyl ammonium salt homopolymers, compositions thereof and use of compositions as a fixative in papermaking.... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070093627 - Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer, resin composition containing the same and molded article thereof: e

20070088139 - Process for producing copolymer: There are provided (I) a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene, an α-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a polyene, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor by feeding the following components (A), (B), (C1) and (D) to the polymerization... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070088140 - Low odor chain transfer agents for controlled radical polymerization: e

20070088141 - Water and oil repellent composition and treatment method:  wherein Y is a divalent organic group [for example, an aliphatic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic or cycloaliphatic group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a —SO2N(R1)R2— group (in which R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070088142 - Perfluorovinyl ether monomer having a sulfonamido group: wherein: m is an integer of from 0 to 5; n is an integer of from 1 to 5; and each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, or a substituted silyl group, with the proviso that, when each of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070088143 - Alpha, alpha-dihydrofluorovinyl ethers, homopolymers and copolymers thereof: Disclosed herein are novel α,α-dihydrofluorovinyl ethers, homopolymers thereof and copolymers containing more than 22 mole percent copolymerized units of said ether. The ethers have the general formula Rf—[CH2]n-OCF═CF2, wherein n is 1 or 2, and Rf is selected from the group consisting of a perfluoroalkyl group, a perfluoroalkoxy group, a... Agent: Dupont Performance Elastomers L.L.C.

20070083019 - Polymer synthesis from macrocycles: A synthetic route is provided to prepare poly(ω-hydroxycarboxylic acid) polymers via the ring-opening polymerization of ω-hydroxycarboxylic acid cyclic oligomers. The cyclic oligomers can be prepared directly from biorenewable sources, such as 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The method can be used to prepare high molecular weight polymers from the cyclic oligomers. Good molecular... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070083020 - Water-soluble sulfonic group-containing copolymers and terpolymers the production thereof and water-based painting and coating systems: Water-soluble copolymers and terpolymers as stabilizers for aqueous building material systems and water-based paint and coating systems are described. Advantages of the copolymers and terpolymers used according to the invention compared to conventional products are firstly the very good stabilizing properties of the building material systems or water-based paint and... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070083021 - Fluorocopolymer, method for its production and resist composition containing it: A fluorocopolymer having units derived from a monomer unit formed by cyclopolymerization of a fluorinated diene and units derived from a monomer unit formed by cyclopolymerization of a functional group-containing fluorinated diene having a specific structure or a monomer unit formed by polymerization of an acrylic monomer having a specific... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070083022 - Decorating material made of cycloolefin oligomers: The invention relates to a material whose technical properties, in particular its optical properties, give it excellent suitability as a decoration material. The material involves oligomeric cycloolefins, in particular cycloolefin homo-oligomers, and also cycloolefin co-oligomers, a characteristic feature of these being a high refractive index and a high Abbé number.... Agent: Ferrells, PLLC

20070083023 - Use of sulfur containing initiators for anionic polymerization of monomers: An initiator is presented for anionically polymerizing monomers, to provide a functional head group on the polymer. A polymer having a functional head group derived from a sulfur containing anionic initiator, and optionally as additional functional group resulting from the use of a functional terminating reagent, coupling agent or linking... Agent: Jon D. Wood Chief I.p. Counsel

20070083024 - Syrene copolymer and process for producing the same: A styrene resin excellent in heat resistance, weatherability, melt stability, and suitability for recycling. It is a styrene copolymer obtained by living polymerization (Mw/Mn=1.6-4.0) which comprises isopropenylaromatic units (A) contained in an amount of 5 to 95 wt. % and vinylaromatic units, and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) which... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070078237 - Apparatus and method for removing polymer solids from slurry loop reactor: An apparatus and method for removing polymer solids from a slurry loop reactor. A discharge conduit having a longitudinal axis and an end section for removing polymer solids from the slurry loop reactor is provided. The discharge conduit is attached to the slurry loop reactor so that the longitudinal axis... Agent: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp

20070078238 - Multiple component feed methods and systems: Multiple components are selected, conveyed, and measured in a polymerization system. A control system adjusts the system variables to the desired values. Portions of the components can be fed to a pre-contactor before introduction into the polymerization reactor. The catalyst component concentrations and residence times are tightly controlled in the... Agent: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp

20070078239 - Gas-phase polymerization process to achieve a high particle density: A process for increasing a granular particle density of a polymeric product using at least one particle density promoting agent is described. The process includes passing a gaseous stream comprising at least one monomer through a fluidized bed reactor in the presence of a catalyst to form a polymeric product... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070078240 - Method for producing propylene polymer using alkoxysilane compound containing trialkylsilyl group in molecular structure: Disclosed is a method for producing a propylene polymer using an alkoxysilane compound comprising a trialkylsilyl group in its molecular structure, specifically a method for easily producing an isotactic propylene polymer with dramatically improved melt flowability, owing to the improved reactivity of hydrogen that is provided as a molecular weight... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070078241 - Fluoralcohol leaving group fon non-metallocene olefin polymerization catalysts: A catalyst composition and method for olefin polymerization are provided. In one aspect, the catalyst composition is represented by the formula αaβbγgMXn wherein M is a metal; X is a halogenated aryloxy group; β and γ are groups that each comprise at least one Group 14 to Group 16 atom;... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070078242 - Crosslinked polymers with amine binding groups: Crosslinked polymeric materials are described that contain pendant amine capture groups. The amine capture groups include N-sulfonylaminocarbonyl groups that can react with amine-containing materials by a nucleophilic displacement reaction. Reaction mixtures used to prepare the crosslinked polymeric materials, articles containing the crosslinked polymeric materials, methods of making articles, and methods... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070078243 - Crosslinked polymers with amine binding groups: Crosslinked polymeric materials are described that contain pendant amine capture groups. The amine capture groups include N-sulfonyldicarboximide groups that can react with amine-containing materials by a ring opening reaction. Reaction mixtures used to prepare the crosslinked polymeric materials, articles containing the crosslinked polymeric materials, methods of making articles, and methods... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070078244 - Crosslinked polymers with amine binding groups: Crosslinked polymeric materials are described that contain pendant amine capture groups. The amine capture groups include N-sulfonyldicarboximide groups that can react with amine-containing materials by a ring opening reaction. Reaction mixtures used to prepare the crosslinked polymeric materials, articles containing the crosslinked polymeric materials, methods of making articles, and methods... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070078245 - Highly oxygen permeable rigid contact lenses from polyacetylenes: Provided are rigid contact lenses having high oxygen permeability and methods to make the same. The rigid contact lenses comprise a polyacetylene. Also provided are methods of making rigid high oxygen permeability contact lenses.... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070078246 - Polymeric photoinitiators: UV curable compositions, polymeric photoinitiators and precursors therefor are described.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070078247 - Fast curing primary optical fiber coatings: A curable composition for coating an optical fiber that includes an aliphatic-aromatic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, an aliphatic-(hetero)cyclic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, or a combination thereof, and an ethylenically unsaturated urethane or urea oligomeric component. Cured products of the composition and optical fibers that contain cured primary coatings formed from such compositions... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070078248 - Ion-sensitive super-absorbent polymer: The present invention is to provide a super-absorbent resin which can be used to design an absorbing core or absorbing goods capable of being flown into a flushing toilet. The present invention relates to a super-absorbent resin having as a main component thereof a repeating unit having an ionic dissociation... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070078249 - Polymerisation catalysts: A catalyst for the polymerisation of 1-olefins is disclosed, which comprises (1) a compound of Fotmula B wherein M is Fe[II], Fe[III], Co[I], Co[II], Co[III], Mn[I], Mn[II], Mn[III], Mn[IV], Ru[II], Ru[III] or Ru[IV]; X represents an atom or group covalently or ionically bonded to the transition metal M; T is... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP