Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 06/07

20070149625 - Process for recycling waste plastics: A process for recycling plastic material by reducing a sample of plastic material to form plastic particles having a desired particle size; providing a susceptor agent to the plastic particles which imparts a dielectric property to the plastic particles; providing a bonding agent to the plastic particles; and treating the... Agent: T. D. Foster

20070149626 - Crosslinkable, expandable polymeric compositions: The present invention is a crosslinkable, expandable polymeric composition comprising a free-radical crosslinkable polymer, a free-radical inducing species, a crosslinking-profile modifier, and a blowing agent. Preferably, the free-radical inducing species is a low temperature free-radical inducing species.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070149627 - Micelle-containing organic polymer, organic polymer porous material and porous carbon material: (in the formula, λ represents the wavelength (nm) of the characteristic X-ray Kα1) and d being at least one value within the range of not less than 0.8 nm to not more than 150 nm. The invention also provides an organic polymer porous material or a porous carbon material which... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070149628 - Deformable, rigid polystyrene foam boards: Provided are methods for producing a high strength, but easily deformed, polystyrene foam board that can endure repeatedly deformations from its original configuration into more complex curved shapes without damaging the board integrity or substantially reducing its structural strength. Also provided are rigid polystyrene foam boards produced by this method... Agent: Owens Corning

20070149629 - Expanded and expandable high glass transition temperature polymers: A expandable or expanded composition comprises either: a) an immiscible blend of polymers having more than one glass transition temperature and one of the polymers has a glass transition temperature greater than 180 degrees Celsius; b) a miscible blend of polymers having a single glass transition temperature greater than 217... Agent: Geam - 08cu - UltemIPLegal

20070149630 - Composition for polyolefin resin foam and foam thereof, and method for producing foam: A composition for a polyolefin resin foam, which comprises a polymer component comprising a polyolefin resin, and at least one of a rubber and a thermoplastic olefin elastomer, and powdery particles, wherein said composition has a melt tension of at least 20 cN when measured in a range between a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070149633 - Base-catalyzed alkoxylation in the presence of non-linear polyoxyethylene-containing compounds: The present invention provides a long-chain polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of greater than about 1,200 g/mole and produced by alkoxylating an initiator with an alkylene oxide in the presence of a basic catalyst having at least one cation thereof chelated with a non-linear polyoxyethylene-containing compound having... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070149631 - Base-catalyzed alkoxylation in the presense of polyoxyethylene-containing compounds: The present invention provides a long-chain polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of more than about 1,200 g/mole and produced by alkoxylating an initiator with an alkylene oxide in the presence of a basic catalyst having at least one cation thereof chelated with about 0.5 to about 20... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070149634 - Long chain polyether polyols: The present invention provides a long-chain polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of greater than about 500 g/mole and produced by alkoxylating a polyoxyethylene-containing initiator with an alkylene oxide in the presence of a basic catalyst having at least one cation thereof chelated by the polyoxyethylene-containing initiator. The... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070149632 - Short chain polyethers for rigid polyurethane foams: The present invention provides a short-chain polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of less than about 1,200 g/mole and produced by alkoxylating an initiator in the presence of a basic catalyst having at least one cation chelated with about 0.5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070142485 - Chemical composition and process: The invention relates to a solid powdery composition comprising unexpanded thermally expandable microspheres including a thermoplastic polymer shell encapsulating a propellant and from about 0.1 to about 50 wt % of at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of acids having a melting point below about 200° C.... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20070142484 - Zeolite additive for rubber and plastic: Composition comprising a rubber or plastic material and a zeolite. The composition may be foamed or not. The composition may absorb water or other chemicals, and has characteristics making it useful in the manufacture of a variety of products.... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20070142486 - Foamed thermoplastic polyurethanes: Process for the preparation of foamed thermoplastic polyurethanes characterised in that the foaming of the thermoplastic polyurethane is carried out in the presence of thermally expandable microspheres.... Agent: Patent Counsel Huntsman Polyurethanes

20070142488 - Expanded styrene polymers having a reduced thermal conductivity: Expanded styrene polymers which have a density of less than 25 g/l and a thermal conductivity A, determined at 10° C. in accordance with DIN 52612, of less than 32 mW/m*K, and also a process for producing them.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070142487 - To enhance the thermal insulation of polymeric foam by reducing cell anisotropic ratio and the method for production thereof: This invention relates to foam insulating products, particularly extruded polystyrene foam, with increasing the cell orientation and reducing cell anisotropic ratio, as well as the process method for making the products thereof for improving the insulating properties and for reducing the manufacturing cost of the foam products. Alternatively, foam insulating... Agent: Owens Corning

20070142489 - Method for producing polyurethane foam: A method for producing a polyurethane foam having a density of 0.1 g/cm3 or more, including the step of reacting a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, the polyol component containing (polyol A): a polyester-polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 45 to 115 mgKOH/g, obtained by polycondensing a polyhydric... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070135528 - Porous material and method of production thereof: The present invention relates to a method for producing a porous material comprising the steps of; (a) providing a C/W emulsion comprising an aqueous phase, a matrix building material, a surfactant and liquid CO2 phase; (b) at least partially freezing the aqueous phase; (c) gasifying CO2 from the liquid CO2... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070135529 - Production of polystyrene for foaming applications using a combination of peroxide initiators: It has been discovered that improved polystyrene products may be obtained by polymerizing styrene in the presence of at least one multifunctional initiator that is trifunctional or tetrafunctional and at least one lower functionality initiator that is difunctional or monofunctional. These polymers may have increased Mz, increased MFI, and increased... Agent: David J. Alexander

20070135530 - Anomalous-noise-suppressed roller: The present invention provides an anomalous-noise-suppressed roller having excellent durability and small thickness. The anomalous-noise-suppressed roller is formed of polyurethane foam, wherein the polyurethane foam is produced from a prepolymer derived from a caprolactone diol; a chain-extender formed of a 2-functional diol; and a cross-linking agent formed of a short-chain... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070129451 - Bio-based, insulating foam: There is disclosed a bio-based polyurethane foam useful as rigid insulation in which the reactant portion of the B side is composed of a transesterified and hydroxylated derivative of vegetable oil, preferably soy and or linseed oil; water and minor amounts of catalysts and surfactant. The vegetable oil is obtained... Agent: Robert E. Strauss

20070129452 - Water-blown, flame retardant rigid polyurethane foam: The present invention provides a flame-retardant polyurethane foam made with non chlorofluorocarbon/hydrogenated chlorofluorocarbon-containing blowing agents and without trimethylolpropane-based polyols that achieves a Class I rating as determined by a modification of the ASTM E-84 tunnel test and may find application in electronic cabinetry, architectural decorative moldings, and interior transportation vehicle... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070129453 - Replacement of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for polymer foam manufacture: Use for foam manufacture in a foam manufacturing equipment designed for use with hydrochlorofluorocarbons of a composition comprising at least one hydrofluorocarbon blowing agent and a non-halogenated polar organic compound having an atmosphere boiling point of from 30° C. to 150° C.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070129454 - Thermoplastic elastomer foaming material and the manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer foaming product, comprising: (a) a hydrogenated styrenic/conjugated diene copolymer, (b) a polyolefin, (c) a plasticizer, and optional additives such as blowing agents, cross-linking agents, promoters, fillers, stabilizers and the like. The thermoplastic elastomer foaming product is soft in nature and has a low... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070129456 - Solvent-less polyurethane foam with micro pores and method of fabricating synthetic leather therefrom: The present invention heats to melt a urethane prepolymer (A ingredient) including a hydroxyl (—OH) functional group in a liquid state or a semi-solid state at room temperature as itself or temperature at 30° C. to 80° C., an isocyanate compound (B ingredient) for reacting with a hydroxyl functional group... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070129455 - Swell-resistant polyurethane integral foams: The invention relates to swelling-resistant integral polyurethane foams obtainable by reacting polyisocyanate prepolymers (a) with a polyol mixture (b) comprising a polyether polyol (b1) based on a bifunctional starter molecule and a polyether polyol (b2) based on a trifunctional to pentafunctional starter molecule, with the polyols (b1) and (b2) being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.