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

20070173551 - Carpet waste composite: A composite material produced from carpet waste and a binding agent, in intimate association, which material includes 25% and 99% carpet waste and between 1 and 25% binding agent. A method for manufacturing the composite material is also disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070173549 - Phosphorus-acid-group-containing (meth) acrylamide, its polymer and use thereof, and their production methods: A phosphorus-acid-group-containing (meth)acrylamide polymer having high electrolytic group density and excellent conductivity is obtained by introducing a phosphorus acid group into a (meth)acrylamide monomer which may be N-substituted, and polymerizing the resultant monomer. This polymer is usable for conductive resins, proton-conductive polymer electrolyte membranes and coating agents.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070173550 - Reclamation of ester-cured phenolic resin bonded foundry sands: A method of preparing a particulate refractory composition for use in the manufacture of foundry moulds and cores from spent foundry moulds or cores formed of refractory material and an ester-cured phenolic resin binder, the method comprising the steps of breaking up the spent foundry moulds or cores, mixing the... Agent: David L Hedden Ashland Licensing And Intellectual Property

20070173552 - Nanoporous polymer foams from hardening of reactive resins in microemulsion: Nanoporous polymer foams, obtainable by curing microemulsions. The microemulsion comprises an aqueous reactive resin phase, a suitable amphiphile and an oil phase, and the reactive components may be subjected to a polycondensation. In a subsequent drying operation, the thus obtained gel particles are freed of the fluid components.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070173553 - Waterborne coatings and foams and methods of forming them: Methods of forming epoxy-based foams include reacting at least one sulfonyl hydrazide chemical blowing agent with at least one curing agent at a temperature between 1° C. and about 60° C. Illustratively, the curing agent is an emulsion of an adduct of a polyamine. A low density ambient cured, non-exothermic,... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070173555 - Artificial flower of polyether polyurethane and method of its fabrication: Artificial flowers made of polyether polyurethane and the method of their production. The ingredients of the polyether polyurethane foam product are: Group A: 10%˜99.5% polyether, 0.5%˜30% cross-linking agent, 0%˜15% stabilizer, 0.1%˜20% foaming agent, 0%˜10% color paste; Group B: isocyanate in an amount equal to 15%˜90% of the total weight of... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070173554 - Method of manufacturing polystyrene foam with polymer processing additives: Disclosed is a method for making polystyrene foam which utilizes one or more atmospheric gases, particularly CO2, as the blowing agent in combination with a polymer processing aid (PPA), typically an ester that is relatively non-volatile at the extrusion temperature range. The blowing agent and the PPA may both be... Agent: Owens Corning

20070173556 - Co-catalysis of autocatalytic polyols for low denisty polyurethane foams with improved aging characteristics: The present invention pertains to the co-catalysis of autocatalytic amine-based polyols with acid blocked, gelling, amine catalysts, and to the use of this catalyst combination in the production of low density polyurethane foams having improved aging characteristics and reduced VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) emissions.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070167534 - High strength air-dried aerogels: A method for the preparation of high strength air-dried organic aerogels. The method involves the sol-gel polymerization of organic gel precursors, such as resorcinol with formaldehyde (RF) in aqueous solvents with R/C ratios greater than about 1000 and R/F ratios less than about 1:2.1. Using a procedure analogous to the... Agent: The Regents Of The University Of California

20070161718 - Fluorinated ion exchange membrane and process for producing fluoropolymer: To provide an ion exchange membrane capable of stably developing a high current efficiency in electrolysis of an aqueous alkali chloride solution containing organic substances and thereby capable of producing an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution stably with high efficiency. A fluorinated ion exchange membrane containing at least one layer of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070161719 - Recycling cross-linked and/or immiscible polymers through shear mastication: The present invented process is a new and useful way of recycling commingled polymer scrap film, and may be used for further recycling applications. Using high-sheer mastication, this process is able to accomplish what thermoprocessing techniques could not and breaks down crosslinked and immiscible material. By adding a lower molecular... Agent: James T. Rauh

20070161720 - Polishing pad with surface roughness: A polishing pad has a polishing layer having a polishing surface with a surface roughness between about 200 and 300 microinches. The polishing pad can be made by forming a polishing layer by extrusion or molding, and grinding a polishing surface of the polishing layer to a surface roughness between... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070155843 - Polymeric foam powder processing techniques, foam powders products, and foam produced containing those foam powders: This relates variously to techniques for comminuting polymeric foams, to techniques for preparing polymeric foams containing that comminuted foam, and to the resulting comminuted foam powder and polymeric foams. The procedures may be used on foams containing production contaminants such as polyolefins, paper, and foam skins and on other foams... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070155844 - Linking apparatus and manufacturing method thereof: A linking apparatus applied to a disk drive with a transmission component and a reading component is provided. The linking apparatus includes an elastic body and a connecting component. The connecting component is movably connected to the transmission component. A side of the elastic body is connected to the reading... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070155845 - Non-halogenated flame retardent composition and polyurethane foam containing same: A flame retardant composition especially useful for imparting flame retardancy to polyurethane foams includes: a) a major amount by weight of at least one polyphosphate ester flame retardant of the formula: wherein R is an alkylene or arylene group, each R1 is independently selected to be an alkyl or aryl... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070155846 - Foamable polymeric compositions and articles containing foamed compositions: Foamable compositions which are usable for the manufacture of foamed, flexible, heat resistant, thermoplastic elastomeric articles, and which comprise at least: (a) 100 parts by weight of one ore more selectively hydrogenated block copolymers, having at least two resinous blocks A of non-hydrogenated predominantly polymerized monovinyl arene, and a selectively... Agent: Kraton Polymers U.s. LLC

20070155847 - High surface area activated carbon foam: An activated carbon foam material with improved graphitizability is formed by including an oxidation promoting metal-containing additive into the carbon foam and subsequently heat treating the foam in a reactive atmosphere. The oxidation promoting metal-containing additive greatly improves the development of the carbon foam's ramified pore system resulting in a... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070155848 - Oxidation resistant carbon foam: A carbon foam material with an improved oxidation resistance is created by blending formaldehyde with phenol to form a reactive mixture, polymerizing the reactive mixture with a non-oxidation promoting basic catalyst to form a resin article, foaming the resin article to create phenolic foam, and carbonizing the phenolic foam to... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070155849 - Reinforced resin-derived carbon foam: A reinforced carbon foam material is formed from carbon fibers incorporated within a carbon foam's structure. First, carbon fiber bundles are combined with a liquid resol resin. The carbon fiber bundles separate into individual carbon fiber filaments and disperse throughout the liquid resol resin. Second, the carbon fiber resin mixture... Agent: Waddey & Patterson Roundabout Plaza