Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 05/07

20070123646 - Protein-polymer conjugates and synthesis thereof: A method of synthesizing a protein-polymer conjugate includes the steps: covalently attaching at least one controlled radical polymerization initiator to a protein to form a protein-initiator composition; and mixing the protein-initiator composition with at least one monomer which undergoes controlled radical polymerization in the presence of the protein-initiator composition under... Agent: Bartony & Hare, LLP

20070123647 - Oxygen absorber: The present invention provides an oxygen absorber which exhibits a high oxygen-absorbing ability even if a transition metal salt as a catalyst for making oxygen-absorbing ability high is not added thereto and further keeps a high mechanical strength even after the absorber absorbs oxygen. An oxygen absorber containing a cyclized... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070123648 - Method for preparing rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin, and rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition using the same: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin, a rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin prepared by the same method, and a rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition using the same, wherein the rubber-reinforced thermoplastic resin has excellent heat-sealability and thermal stability maintaining good mechanical properties. More specifically, the present... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070123649 - Chlorine free and reduced chlorine content polymer and resin compositions for adhesion to plastics: The present invention provides a composition comprising one or more than one isotactic, modified polypropylene (MPP) or polypropylene-α-olefin copolymer (MPP copolymer) and one or more than one polymer or resin, wherein said MPP or MPP copolymer is modified with one or more than one carboxyl or anhydride, preferably maleic acid... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070123650 - Breathable films: A polymeric composition having a MFR of less than 2 g/10 min. which when formed into a film has an oxygen transmission rate of equal to or greater than 300 cc/100 in2/24 h at 73° F. and 0% relative humidity per ASTM D 3895 and a water vapor transmission rate... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070123651 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition and molded article: The present invention provides an acrylic block copolymer composition improving melt flowability at molding and being excellent in heat resistance in addition to keep weather resistance, chemical resistance, adhesion property, flexibility and abrasion resistance which are the characteristics of the acrylic block copolymer. It is attained by a thermoplastic elastomer... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070123652 - Low friction, abrasion-resistant bearing materials: A friction-reducing abrasion resistant bearing material is described. The material comprises a monolithic, porous polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) having dispersed therein a wear-resistant thermosetting or thermoplastic resin material.... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20070123653 - Polymerizable compositions in non-flowable forms: The present invention relates to adhesive and sealant compositions in non-flowable form. More particularly, the present invention relates to non-flowable adhesive and sealant compositions which are particularly useful in the threadlocking and sealing applications and which can be packaged in a convenient pocket-sized applicator dispenser.... Agent: Loctite Corporation

20070123654 - Novel uses of unmodified polyolefins and of graft polyolefins: Use of at least one unmodified polyolefin [polyolefin (P1)] as additive for a polyolefin composition (C2) comprising at least one polyolefin modified by grafting with acid and/or anhydride groups, which groups are optionally completely or partially neutralized by a neutralizing agent [polyolefin (P2)], for improving the level of at least... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070123655 - Weatherable, high modulus polymer compositions and method: Disclosed are compositions comprising (i) a rigid thermoplastic resin comprising structural units derived from a (C1-C12)alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, and optionally a second monomer selected from the group consisting of a vinyl aromatic monomer, a monoethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer and mixtures thereof, and (ii) 2 parts by weight to 25 parts... Agent: Henry H. Gibson - Esr Ge Plastics-legal

20070123657 - Method for preparing graft rubber latex having low residual monomer content: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft rubber latex having a low residual monomer content, and more precisely, a method for preparing a graft rubber latex having a high rubber content, which is characterized by graft-copolymerization of a mixture of a rubber latex having a gel... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070123656 - Polyolefin graft copolymer: The present invention provides a polyolefin copolymer in which an olefin monomer is graft-copolymerized to modified particles of a metallic compound. The polyolefin graft copolymer can be obtained by graft-copolymerizing the olefin monomer to modified particles of a metallic compound in the presence of a coordination polymerization catalyst in the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070123658 - Water absorbent and producing method of same: An object of the present invention is to provide a water absorbent having excellent gel properties and showing excellent properties when used in a water-absorbing material of a sanitary/hygienic material such as paper diaper. Moreover, another object of the present invention is to provide a water absorbent which is safe... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070123659 - Polyolefins from non-conventional feeds: Polyolefins made in accordance with the present invention are produced by polymerizing an unsaturated olefin or combination of unsaturated olefins to produce an unsaturated polyolefin, isomerizing the unsaturated polyolefin in the presence of an acid catalyst under conditions to produce a substantially unsaturated-isomerized polyolefin, and hydrogenating the unsaturated-isomerized polyolefin to... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070123660 - High capacity materials for capture of metal vapors from gas streams: Metal ions are adsorbed or absorbed by a combination of a binding ligand and an ionic liquid effective to dissolve the metal complex. The ligand is preferably bound to a solid surface which is coated with the ionic liquid. This method is particularly suitable for adsorbing gaseous mercury, lead, zinc... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070123661 - Utilization of radiohardenable resins based on hydrogenated ketone and phenol aldehyde resins: The invention relates to the use of radiation-curable resins based on carbonyl-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde resins and ring-hydrogenated phenol-aldehyde resins.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070123662 - Pressure sensitive adhesive composition: The present invention has its object to provide a pressure sensitive adhesive composition which can be applied using no organic solvent and which manifests excellent pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics. This object can be achieved by a pressure sensitive adhesive composition which comprises, as essential constituents, the following: (A) a hydrolyzable... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070123663 - Process for making curable amide gellant compounds: e

20070123664 - Multi-component epoxy-amine compositions: Multi-component epoxy-amine primer systems are disclosed, which include an epoxy component and an amine component that includes a mercaptan terminated material. At least one of the epoxy component and the amine component includes a sulfur-containing polymer. Also disclosed are substrates coated with such primer systems as well as methods for... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070117924 - Biologically active material conjugated with biocompatible polymer with 1:1 complex, preparation method thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same: The present invention relates to conjugates of biocompatible polymers and biologically active molecules wherein the activated biocompatible polymer is conjugated to a carboxyl group of biologically active material at a molar ratio of 1:1 and methods of preparation thereof and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070117925 - Medical devices having polymeric regions that contain fluorocarbon-containing block copolymers: In one aspect, the present invention provides implantable or insertable medical devices, which contain at least one polymeric region. The polymeric region contains at least one fluorocarbon-containing block copolymer, which, in turn, contains (a) at least one fluorocarbon-containing, low glass transition temperature (low Tg) copolymer chain and (b) at least... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20070117926 - Room temperature-cured siloxane sealant compositions of reduced gas permeability: The present invention provides for a room temperature cured silicone thermoplastic resin sealant composition with reduced gas permeability useful in the manufacture of glazing such as windows and doors.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070117927 - Adhesive composition: A foamable crosslinkable composition particularly useful as a foamed adhesive or coating.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070117928 - Aqueous dispersions and coatings: The present invention provides aqueous dispersions that, for example, include the reaction product of an oxirane-functional vinyl addition polymer having an oxirane functionality between 0.5 and 5; an acid-functional polymer having an acid number 30 to 500; and a tertiary amine. Also described are coating compositions containing the dispersion and... Agent: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.

20070117930 - Fluoropolymer blending process: Aqueous dispersions on non-melt flowable PTFE and melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer are mixed together, followed by recovery of the resultant mixture of the dispersed particles of each of these polymers, and melt mixing of the resultant mixture of particles to obtain a blend in which the PTFE particles form the disperse phase... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070117929 - Fluoropolymer composition: A melt-mixed composition of non-melt flowable polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer is provided that exhibits thixotropy at increasing shear rate in the molten state and high elongation at break even at PTFE concentrations well above 4 wt %, based on the combined weight of the PTFE and the perfluoropolymer, e.g.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070117931 - Rubber-like articles and rubber-like material-containing articles: Rubber-like or rubber-like-material-containing articles contain or are made from hydrogenated natural polyisoprenoids or modified products thereof. These rubber-like or rubber-like-material-containing articles include a rubber-like elastic article made from a hydrogenated natural polyisoprenoid or a modified product thereof. A polymer obtained by reacting a natural polyisoprenoid with hydrogen in a solvent... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070117932 - Polyolefin articles: Articles, in particular non-pressure mono- or multi-layer pipes, prepared by extrusion, moulding and combination thereof, comprising a heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising (1) 65-95% of a crystalline propylene polymer insoluble in xylene at ambient temperature in an amount over 85% and having a polydispersity index ranging from 4 to 13 and... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070117934 - Adhesive containing block copolymers: Hot melt adhesive compositions containing a polystyrene-polyisoprene/polybutadiene-polystyrene block copolymer and its use in the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles. The adhesive comprises a thermoplastic polystyrene-polyisoprene/polybutadiene-polystyrene block copolymer having a styrene content of at least 25 wt % and a diblock percentage of less than 30%, a second thermoplastic block copolymer... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070117935 - Core/shell polymer: Core/shell polymer is provided wherein the core comprises non-melt flowable PTFE and the shell comprises melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer, the core/shell polymer providing a thixotropic melt blend and improved physical properties as compared to the melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer by itself.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070117933 - Process for producing silane crosslinked polyethylene: The present invention is directed to a process for producing silane crosslinked (cured) polyethylene in which a polyethylene is grafted with a silane comprising at least one ethylenic double bond to a silane crosslinkable polyethylene which is then subjected to a crosslinking (curing) step, characterized in that the process comprises... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070117936 - Polymeric end-capping reagent for carbon dioxide-epoxide copolymers and a method for preparing the same: The invention relates to a polymeric end-capping reagent for carbon dioxide-epoxide copolymers and a method for producing the same. The polymeric end-capping reagents provided by the invention are maleic anhydride copolymers and maleic anhydride terpolymers. The polymeric end-capping reagent for carbon dioxide-propylene oxide copolymers of the invention is produced by... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070117937 - Polyhydroxyalkanoic acid having ester, carboxyl or sulfonic acid group and producing method thereor: The invention is to provide a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate having a reactive functional group within a molecule, a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate having a novel function by a chemical modification of the polyhydroxyalkanoate having the reactive functional group, and a producing method therefor. A polyhydroxyalkanoate containing a unit having a carboxyl group in... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070117938 - Copolymers produced from reacting a glycidyl ester and/or ether with a polyol and the use of the copolymers in coating compositions: A copolymer and a process of making the copolymer are disclosed. The copolymer is produced from reacting a glycidyl ester and/or ether with a polyol comprising a functionality of at least 2 wherein at least 50% by weight of the copolymer comprises a minimum of 3n+X repeating units, wherein n... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Law Dept. - Intellectual Property

20070112131 - Thermoplastic elastomer using waste rubber and rubber product produced therefrom: Disclosed are a thermoplastic elastomer using waster rubber and a rubber product produced therefrom. This invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer using waste rubber, obtained by loading a mixture comprising waste rubber powder, an olefin-based thermoplastic resin, and a compatibilizer selected from styrene compounds into an extruder and then kneading it,... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

20070112132 - Thermoplastic method, composition, and article: A thermoplastic composition includes a poly(arylene ether), a hydrogenated block copolymer, a pre-blend of a thermoplastic vulcanizate and a hydrogenated block copolymer, an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, and a hydrocarbon resin. Pre-blending the thermoplastic vulcanizate with a portion of the hydrogenated block copolymer was found to markedly improve the flame resistance and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070112133 - Conducting polymer composition and electronic device including layer obtained using the conducting polymer composition: where R1, R2, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X16, X17, X18, X19, X20, D, p, m, q, and r are the same as described in the detailed description of the invention. The electronic device including a layer formed using the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070112134 - Colored curable composition, color filter and method of producing thereof: A colored curable composition including a polymer dye in which the polymer dye is one or more members selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of at least one of a dye monomer represented by the following formula (P) and a colorless monomer having at least one ethylenic double... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070112135 - Polymer mixture and the utilization thereof for injection molded parts: c

20070112136 - Rubber composition and process for its production, process for production of vulcanized rubber composition molded articles, and vibration-proof material: A rubber composition comprising the following component (A) 30-95 parts by weight, component (B) 5-70 parts by weight, component (C) 0.1-15 parts by weight and component (D) 0.01-15 parts by weight, and comprising no reinforcing filler (where the total of component (A) and component (B) is 100 parts by weight).... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070112137 - Film comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and its use in medical or hygienic applications: The present invention relates to a film comprising a composition of an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and a thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic elastomer is for example a styrene or a polyolefin based thermoplastic elastomer. Preferably the thermoplastic elastomer is a polyolefin based thermoplastic elastomer comprising a polyolefin and a rubber in which... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070112139 - Peroxide-cured thermoplastic vulcanizates and process for making the same: A composition comprising a dynamically-cured rubber and thermoplastic resin, where the rubber includes one or more mer units of divinyl benzene, and where the rubber is dynamically cured with a free-radical curative. In one or more embodiments, the rubber is highly cured, and therefore the composition may exhibit technologically useful... Agent: William G. Muller Patent Counsel

20070112138 - Process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric vulcanizate: The invention deals with a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric vulcanizate, based on a polyolefin and a rubber. The rubber is vulcanized with an organic peroxide having at least one terminal carbon-carbon bond in the molecule. As a result, blooming effects are reduced and physical properties are... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070112140 - Reversible crosslinking method for making an electro-optic polymer: A crosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical polymer having one or more polarizable chromophore moieties, one or more diene moieties, and one or more dienophile or dienophile precursor moieties, wherein the diene and dienophile moieties are reactive to form 4+2 cycloaddition products; a crosslinked second-order nonlinear optical polymer having aligned, polarizable chromophore... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070112141 - Rubber composition, vulcanizable rubber composition, and vulcanizate: A rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber (1); 10 to 150 parts by weight of particles (2) having an average particle diameter of not larger than 10 μm which are comprised of a polymer comprising as the principal structural units at least one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070112142 - Release agent composition and release liner: in which R1 represents hydrogen or a methyl group and R2 represents a long-chain alkyl group having 12 to 28 carbon atoms, a liquid polymer (B) and a crosslinking agent (C), wherein at least one of the poly(meth)acrylate (A) and the liquid polymer (B) has a reactive functional group, and... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070112143 - Method for reacting thermoplastic polyurethanes (i) with compounds containing isocyanate groups: (EN) The invention relates to a method for reacting thermoplastic polyurethanes (i) with compounds containing isocyanate groups (ii), wherein compounds (iia) containing at least three aliphatic isocyanate-based groups and compounds (iib) containing two aromatic isocyanate-based groups are used in the form of the compounds (ii) containing isocyanate groups.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070112144 - Method for decreasing gloss in molded article: In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for decreasing the gloss in a molded article comprising (i) at least one polycarbonate; (ii) at least one polyester; and (iii) at least one rubber modified thermoplastic resin; wherein the molded article exhibits a heat deflection temperature of at least... Agent: Gep-esr Applications

20070112145 - Curable composition: The invention aims to improve surface tackiness of a curable composition comprising a reactive silicon group-containing polyoxypropylene polymer without decreasing coating workability, strength, adhesion and appearance. As one embodiment of a means for resolution, a curable composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a reactive silicon group-containing polyoxypropylene polymer,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070112146 - Swollen silicone composition, process of producing same and products thereof: There is provided herein, in one specific embodiment, silicone composition(s) comprising unique combination(s) of silicone polymer and alkyltrisiloxane(s) which can produce silicone composition(s) with lower solids content than silicone compositions that use other than alkyltrisiloxane(s); while still maintaining a desirable viscosity.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070112148 - Addition curable liquid silicone rubber composition for injection molding, method of regulating fluidity of the composition, and method of injection molding silicone rubber composition: An addition curable liquid silicone rubber composition for injection molding is provided. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded alkenyl groups within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) a fumed silica with a BET specific surface... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070112149 - Addition curing silicone composition for cipg that yields cured product with excellent compression set, and method of reducing compression set of cured product of the composition: Provided is an addition curing silicone composition for CIPQ including: (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane containing at least two alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, in sufficient quantity to provide from 0.4 to 10.0 mols of hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070112147 - Curable organopolysiloxane composition and semiconductor device: A curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) a linear organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and at least one aryl group per molecule, (B) a branched organopolysiloxane having at least one alkenyl group and at least one aryl group per molecule, and having siloxane units represented by the general formula:... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070106021 - Resist pattern thickening material, resist pattern and forming process thereof, and semiconductor device and manufacturing process thereof: A resist pattern thickening material has resin, a crosslinking agent and a compound having a cyclic structure, or resin having a cyclic structure at a part. A resist pattern has a surface layer on a resist pattern to be thickened with etching rate (nm/s) ratio of the resist pattern to... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070106022 - Thermoplastic molding compositions: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) a polyamide A1), containing at least one end group derived from a piperidine compound, and B) a copolymer which contains at least one functional group which can react with the end groups of the polyamide present in component A).... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070106023 - Siloxane-acrylate interpenetrating networks and methods for producing the same: Siloxane-containing materials that have been prepared by a sol-gel method and polymeric binder materials from interpenetrating networks. Silicon-containing layers including such interpenetrating networks are provided. Methods for preparing interpenetrating networks and silicon-containing layers including interpenetrating networks are also provided. In addition, photoreceptors and image-forming apparatus including such silicon-containing layers are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070106024 - Thermoplastic elastomer compositions and methods for making the same: The present invention provides a thermoplastic composition which may be unvulcanized or vulcanized. The thermoplastic composition can be a blend of a thermoplastic engineering resin, a halogenated terpolymer of a C4 to C7 isomonoolefin, a para-alkylstyrene, and a multiolefin. The engineering resin can be a polyamide, such as nylon 6/66... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070106026 - Fluoropolymer composition for melt processing: A composition having excellent resistance to chemical permeation, comprising (A) a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, (B) a melt-flowable polytetrafluoroethylene directly obtained by the polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene, and (C) a polytetrafluoroethylene with a low molecular weight obtained by the radiolysis of a non-melt flowable polytetrafluoroethylene with a high molecular weight; the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070106025 - Polymeric mixture comprising a polyfluorene derivate and use thereof as optical device: This invention relates to a polymer mixture comprising a polymer which is transparent at a wavelength of more than 300 nm and poly(9,9-XY-fluorene), in which X and Y are independently of each other a straight or branched saturated or unsaturated C1-C12 hydrocarbon chain and the said poly(9,9-XY-fluorene) is substantially dispersed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070106027 - Tetrafluoroethylene copolymer composition for injection molding: A tetrafluoroethylene copolymer composition for injection molding having excellent resistance to chemical permeation and durability, comprised of polytetrafluoroethylene and copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether). The composition has a melt flow rate of 12 g/10 min or greater, a flex life of 20,000 cycles or greater, and a nitrogen... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070106028 - Mass polymerized rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer composition: Disclosed is a mass polymerized rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer composition with an excellent balance of physical and mechanical properties especially low temperature impact, and methods for preparing such a composition.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070106029 - Modified polyolefin resin and composition: One object of the present invention is to provide an unchlorinated type modified polyolefin resin which has excellent adhesion properties to a substrate comprising a resin having a low- or non-polarity and exhibiting hardly adherable properties, such as a polyolefin type resin, has an excellent solubility in a solvent, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070106030 - Novel dendritic polymers having biphosphonic terminations, derivatives thereof, method for preparing them, and their use: The invention relates to novel dendritic polymers having biphosphonic terminations, to derivatives thereof, to a method for preparing them and to their uses.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070106031 - Ethylene-vinyl alcohol based copolymer and method for production thereof: The present invention provides an ethylene-vinyl alcohol based copolymer (EVOH) having fundamentally improved thermal stability. The EVOH is characterized in that the proportion of ethylene units (III) is from 20 to 60 mole % with respect to the total (III+IV+V) of ethylene units (III), vinyl alcohol units (IV), and vinyl... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070106032 - Crosslinked rubber product: e

20070106033 - Crosslinked polymer having phthalocyanine bonded thereto: This invention provides a crosslinked polymer produced by polymerizing one or more crosslinking monomers and bonding, preferably covalently bonding, a phthalocyanine skeleton to the resultant polymer. The degree of crosslinking is 1% or higher. When this crosslinked polymer is used as an adsorbent, a polycyclic organic material present as a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070106034 - Process to make copolymers having polyamide blocks and polyether blocks: The present invention relates to a process for preparing, by condensation, copolymers having polyamide blocks and polyether blocks in which polyamide blocks having dicarboxylic chain ends are mixed with: a polyether having two OH chain ends (a polyetherdiol), and a polyol having at least 3 OH functions. The copolymers have... Agent: Thomas F. Roland, Esq. Arkema Inc.

20070106035 - Aromatic di-acid-containing poly (ester amide) polymers and methods of use: The present invention provides biodegrable, biocompatible aromatic di-acid-containing poly(ester amide) (PEA) polymers with thermo-mechanical properties that can be readily tailored by selection of various combinations and proportions of the di-acid residues in the polymers. The polymers are suitable for use in production of drug-releasing biodegradable particles and implantable surgical devices,... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070106036 - Semiconductor encapsulating epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device: An epoxy resin composition comprising (A) a naphthalene type epoxy resin in which 35-85 parts by weight of 1,1-bis(2-glycidyloxy-1-naphthyl)alkane and 1-35 parts by weight of 1,1-bis(2,7-diglycidyloxy-1-naphthyl)alkane are included per 100 parts by weight of the resin, (B) a phenolic resin curing agent, (C) a copolymer obtained through addition reaction of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070100070 - Poly(arylene ether) blend and method of making same: A resin composition includes a poly(arylene ether), a poly(alkenyl aromatic) having a melt index of about 10 to about 250 grams/minute as measured by ASTM D 1238, Procedure B at 200 ° C. and 5 kilogram load, and a rubber-modified poly(alkenyl aromatic). The composition exhibits improved flow in extrusion and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070100071 - Organic fibre based on an epoxy resin and a rheology-controlling agent and corresponding dry goods: The present invention relates to a formulation and to a process which make it possible to produce, using an epoxide resin and an agent for controlling the rheology, on the one hand, and reinforcing fibres, on the other hand, semi-finished products for composites in the form of jointly woven or... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20070100072 - Silicone rubber composition: A silicone rubber composition exhibiting superior adhesive properties with respect to organic resins it comes into contact with during its cure, while at the same time possessing superior mold release properties with respect to metal dies used for its molding, contains: (A) a polyorganosiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070100073 - Composition of acryl-silicone complex, preparing method and use thereof: The present invention relates to an acryl-silicon rubber complex polymer and a method for the preparation and use of the same. More precisely, the present invention relates to an acryl-silicon rubber complex polymer which has a seed-core-shell structure wherein the vinyl monomer and hydrophilic monomer are cross-linked on the seed;... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070100074 - Aqueous emulsion polymers comprising stable epoxy groups: According to the present invention, aqueous multi-stage polymer dispersions comprising an acid-functional first polymer and an epoxy-functional second polymer, wherein 90 mole % or more of the said epoxy groups, based on the moles of epoxy groups in the monomer mixture used to form the second polymer, are retained in... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070100075 - Golf ball and method of manufacture: In a golf ball composed of a core and a cover having a plurality of layers that encloses the core, at least a first layer of the cover is formed primarily of a heated mixture of (A) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer and/or a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070100076 - High modulus ionomers for packaging: A multilayer packaging film or sheet is disclosed. The film comprises at least one layer comprising or produced from an olefin copolymer, a composition, or combinations thereof in which the composition comprises the olefin copolymer and a polyamide, a barrier resin, a polyolefin, a vinyl ester copolymer, a carboxylate ester... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070100077 - Polyetrafluoroethylene micropowder compositions: A micropowder composition containing a granular PTFE micropowder, a fine powder PTFE micropowder, and a fine powder molding resin provides mixtures with fluoroelastomers containing copolymerized and alternating units of tetrafluoroethylene and propylene that provide molded articles having improved surface smoothness characteristics and tear resistance on molding. Processes for mixing additives... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070100078 - Hybrid inorganic-organic polymer electrolyte membranes (pems) based on ankyloxysilane grafted thermoplastic polymers: A composition of matter is formed from a graftable polymer, having graftable sites onto which sidechains have been grafted. The sidechains include at least one silane group, and may be formed by polymerization of a polymerizable group of a silane precursor. These compositions may further include acid groups, and may... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070100079 - Low temperature initiators for improving the rubber phase volume of hips formulations: Peroxide initiators are disclosed that can be used at lower temperatures during HIPS production. Enhanced formation of graft polymers between polystyrene and polybutadiene (rubber) can be accomplished by using these lower temperature peroxide initiators that have a 1 hour half-life period at one or more temperatures from 95° C. to... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070100080 - Method and apparatus for production of polyvinyl alcohol with high degree of polymerization: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the production of polyvinyl alcohol, and more precisely, a method and an apparatus for the production of polyvinyl alcohol in which the saponification of a mixture of polyvinyl ester solution and a catalyst is induced in a reactor equipped... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070100081 - Polymer compositions having novel cure systems and method of making articles with same: The present invention provides a polymer composition capable of being cured or crosslinked in the absence of conventional sulfur and accelerator cure systems. The polymer is formed from olefinically unsaturated monomers and includes at least one conjugated diene monomer. Such polymer includes additional functionality provided by a monomer which may... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070100082 - Crude oil composition including dispersant material for mitigating fouling of process equipment and method for mitigating crude oil fouling: A crude oil composition wherein fouling has been mitigating and a method for mitigating crude oil fouling. The composition includes crude oil and an improved dispersant material for mitigating fouling which comprises a reaction product of a polyamine and a polyisobutylene succinyl anhydride made with a polyisobutylene having a vinylidene... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070100083 - Polycarbonate or polyester having reactive silicon-containing group and organic-inorganic hybrid polymeric material from the same: c

20070100084 - Polymer for filling gaps in semiconductor substrate and coating composition using the same: A polymer for filling gaps in a semiconductor substrate and a composition using the polymer are provided. According to the composition, holes having a diameter of 100 nm or less and an aspect ratio (i.e. a ratio between the diameter and height of the holes) of 1 or higher in... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20070100085 - Amide-modified polymer compositions and sports equipment made using the compositions: The present invention concerns polymer compositions to which a monomeric aliphatic, alicyclic, and/or aromatic amide, or amides, is added to advantageously modify the properties of such compositions for making sports equipment, such as golf balls. The amide is used in an amount effective to obtain desired composition properties, such as... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070100086 - Method of fabricating a three-dimensional nanostructure: There is provided a rapid and reliable method of fabricating a three-dimensional organic/inorganic nanostructure of a well-arranged shape wherein tubes or fibers of several nanometer to several micrometer size have horizontal and vertical orientations. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: A) forming a tube- or fiber-type... Agent: Jones Day

20070100087 - Integrated process for the preparation of a polyester resin: An integrated process for the preparation of a polyester resin, comprising the steps of (a) reacting a suitable oxidant with propene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst to form propylene oxide, (b) separating a propylene oxide fraction, and (c) reacting the obtained propylene oxide fraction with one or more... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070100088 - Flame resistant polymer blends: Blends of siloxane copolymers, notably siloxane polyimides, with polyaryl esters or polyaryl ester carbonates containing linkages derived from resorcinol, show improved flame resistance, as measured by two minute and peak heat release, compared to conventional polycarbonates. In some instances transparent flame retardant blends can also be prepared. The compositions show... Agent: Geam - LexanIPLegal

20070100089 - Game balls with cover containing post crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane and method of making same: A game ball having a cover formed from a crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane is disclosed. By selective exposure to radiation, the thermoplastic polyurethane cover is crosslinked and its hardness is increased. Typically, increases in hardness values of at least 2 units on the Shore D scale are realized upon exposure to... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070100090 - Low-viscosity radiation-curable composition for making an earpiece: c) 0-25 wt. % of an n-fold cross-linking monomeric or oligomeric component, characterized by n3 3 meth- and/or acrylate functions; d) 0-15 wt. % of one or a plurality of monofunctional (meth)acrylates; e) 0.01-5 wt. % of one or a combination of antimicrobial additives from the groups of antimicrobially active... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070100091 - Crosslinked poly(arylene ether) composition, method, and article: A poly(arylene ether) may be reacted with a formaldehyde compound in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to form a crosslinked poly(arylene ether). The crosslinked poly(arylene ether) has excellent heat resistance, solvent resistance, and dielectric properties, and it is useful in the fabrication of electronic devices.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070100092 - High optical-performance resin compound: The present invention discloses a high optical-performance resin compound, which comprises a hardening agent and a resin material with the average molecular weight of 45˜25000, wherein the backbone of the resin material or the hardening agent has at least one kind of functional groups selected from the class consisting of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee