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

20070173603 - Novel resin modifier and polar group-containing polymer composition containing the same: Means for solving the object A resin modifier (C) obtained by reacting a polyolefin (A) having a group which reacts with a carbodiimide group, and a carbodiimide group-containing compound (B), wherein the content of the carbodiimide group is from 1 to 200 mmol per 100 g of the resin modifier,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070173605 - Monovinylarene conjugated diene block copolymer compositions for shrinkable films: The present invention relates generally to monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymers adapted for shrinkable film applications. In one embodiment, a block copolymer is provided wherein an oriented 2 mil film of the block copolymer oriented at 100° C. or less exhibits less than 10% shrinkage at 70° C., and at least... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (chevron Phillips)

20070173604 - 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 maintain weather resistance, chemical resistance, adhesivity, flexibility and abrasion resistance which are the characteristics of the acrylic block copolymer. It is attained by a thermoplastic elastomer composition... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070173606 - Golf ball: A golf ball is composed at least in part of a material molded under heat from a rubber composition which includes: (a) a base rubber composed primarily of a mixture of at least 60 wt % of a polybutadiene having a stress relaxation time (T80), defined as the length of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070173607 - Golf ball: An elastomeric composition for forming a golf ball or a component thereof is disclosed that includes the use of a non-conjugated diene monomer having two or more vinyl (CH2═CH—) terminal end groups. The composition produces a molded product exhibiting an enhanced combination of increased compression (i.e., softness) and resilience (C.O.R.).... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070173608 - Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof: The invention relates to functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and fabrication method thereof. More particularly, the functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization or radical polymerization to obtain various polynorbornene derivatives or grafted copolymer materials. The polynorbornene derivatives and grafted copolymer materials not... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173609 - Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof: The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization or radical polymerization to obtain various polynorbornene derivatives or grafted copolymer materials. The polynorbornene... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173610 - Water-absorbing agent, manufacture method thereof, and absorbent and absorbent article made therefrom: We have found that to improve the heat retention by diapers and other absorbents, a heat retention indicator 1 of a water-absorbing resin which is defined in the present invention needs be 3.0° C./min or less and also that particular requirements need be met to satisfy this condition. If the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070173611 - Method for producing chlorinated vinyl chloride resin: According to the present invention, during or after the process of separating an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid by-produced from a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin slurry obtained by chlorinating vinyl chloride resin or a copolymer of vinyl chloride and another copolymerizable monomer, hypochlorite is added to the chlorinated vinyl chloride... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070173612 - Multi-functional polymers: where (Q-R)n is a functionality cluster, Q is a functional group, R is a multi-valent organic group, P2 is a long-chain polymer, n is an integer from about 2 to about 10, Y is a proton, a weak functional group, or a selective functional group, and Z is a branch... Agent: John M. Vasuta, Chief I.p. Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070173613 - Free-radical-initiated crosslinking of polymers: The present invention is a free-radical carbon-FRTS-carbon crosslinkable polymeric composition. The resulting carbon-FRTS-carbon crosslinked polymer is prepared from at least one polymer which upon forming free radicals preferentially degrades or carbon-carbon crosslinks. The present invention permits suppression of the preferential reaction while permitting the polymer to be carbon-FRTS-carbon crosslinked through... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070173614 - Polyether composition: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyether composition that can suppress reduction in a molecular weight of polyether having a low glass transition temperature and melting point. As a means of achieving this object, a polyether composition of the present invention contains polyether having a glass... Agent: Robert J Jacobson Pa

20070173615 - High efficiency method of preparing polyalkylene oxide carboxylic acids: A new method of preparing a tertiary alkyl ester of a polyalkylene oxide is provided. The new method employs milder conditions that avoid the back reaction to the starting polyalkylene oxide. The tertiary alkyl ester of a polyalkylene oxide is then reacted with a suitable acid to produce a polyalkylene... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070173616 - Resin composition: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising poly(L-lactic acid), a crystallization accelerator, a flexibility-imparting agent, and a compatibilizing agent.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070173617 - Fluid polyester moulding masses: B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of a highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1 C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A)... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070173619 - Low gloss thermoplastic articles: A composition of matter comprising an article derived from a composition containing: a. from about 30 to 80 wt. % of a polycarbonate component, b. from about 5 to about 50 wt. % of a polyester component, wherein when polybutylene terephthalate is present in the composition, the polybutylene terephthalate is... Agent: Geam - O8cv - CppIPLegal

20070173618 - Miscible polycarbonate polyester blends: A thermoplastic resin composition is disclosed which includes: structural units derived at least one substituted or unsubstituted polycarbonate, and a polyester comprising structural units derived from at least greater than 40 mole percent of xylene glycol, such that the composition is miscible. Also disclosed is a process of making said... Agent: Geam - O8cv - CppIPLegal

20070173620 - Hardenable composition: t

20070167568 - Tie based on grafted polyethylene and on high-impact or crystal polystyrene with cohesive failure: The invention relates to a tie comprising a blend of grafted polyethylene (PE), of grafted or ungrafted high-impact or crystal polystyrene and optionally of ungrafted PE. The grafted PE is preferably composed of two different cografted PEs. This tie is of use in the manufacture of multilayer structures intended for... Agent: Thomas F. Roland, Esq. Arkema, Inc.

20070167569 - Tie-layer adhesive compositions for styrene polymers and articles: Tie-layer adhesives for styrene polymer resins are provided. The adhesive compositions suitable for use in multi-layer film and sheet constructions are blends comprising ethylene-butene-1 LLDPE resins, styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymers, graft-modified polyethylene and, optionally, ethylene-propylene elastomers.... Agent: William A. Heidrich Equistar Chemicals, Lp

20070167570 - Polyamide/polyphenylene ether resin compositon: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by feeding to an extruder and melt-kneading a polyamide; a polyphenylene ether; and a hydrogenated block copolymer (having a packed bulk density of from 0.15 to 0.25 g/cm3) prepared by hydrogenating a block copolymer comprising at least one polymer block mainly... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070167571 - S-(alpha, alpha'-disubstituted-alpha\"-acetic acid) substituted dithiocarbonate derivatives for controlled radical polymerizations, process and polymers made therefrom: Dithiocarbonate derivatives are disclosed, along with a process for preparing the same. The dithiocarbonate compounds can be utilized as initators, chain transfer agents and/or terminators in controlled free radical polymerizations. The dithiocarbonates can be used to produce polymers having narrow molecular weight distribution. Advantageously, the compounds of the present invention... Agent: Legal Department Noveon, Inc.

20070167572 - Curable dielectric polynorbornene composition and circuit boards made therefrom: The present invention relates to a curable dielectric composition comprising polynorbomene, a polymeric diluent that plasticises the composition, a particulate material and a curing agent for the composition. The present invention also relates to a cured form of the curable composition and an electronic circuit board including a cured form... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070167573 - Thermoplastic moulding compounds exhibiting improved chemical resistance: (C22) from 61 to 70% by weight, based on (C2), of a C1-C8-alkyl ester of methacrylic acid and (C23) from 0 to 3% by weight, based on (C2), of a crosslinking monomer, and also to processes for producing these molding compositions, to their use and to the moldings obtainable therefrom.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070167574 - Fluorocarbon rubber with enhanced low temperature properties: Processable rubber compositions containing a vulcanized elastomeric material dispersed in a matrix of a thermoplastic polymeric material. The vulcanized elastomeric material is a peroxide cure polymeric material containing repeating units derived from fluorine-containing monomers and at least one peroxide cure site monomer. In one embodiment the matrix forms a continuous... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20070167577 - Blends of polypropylene impact copolymer with other polymers: It has been discovered that the properties of sheet or film materials of broad molecular weight distribution ethylene/propylene rubber impact-modified heterophasic copolymer (ICP) can be improved by blending the ICP with a second polyolefin. The second polyolefin may be a syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP), a random copolymer (RCP) of propylene and... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070167576 - Resin compositions for producing biaxially oriented polypropylene films: Polypropylene resin compositions are provided that are useful in the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPPs). The resins of the present invention are blends of high crystalline (low solubles) polypropylene homopolymer and an ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). These blends can be used to replace standard high solubles BOPP grade... Agent: Matthew P. Mcwilliams, Esq. Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

20070167575 - Thermoformed, extruded sheeting with reduced gloss: The invention is directed to compositions comprising an elastomer component and a propylene component, and in which the elastomer component comprises at least one ethylene/α-olefin polymer, optionally containing a diene, and the polypropylene component comprises at least one branched polypropylene. Preferably, the elastomer component has a melt tan delta between... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070167578 - Catalyst composition comprising shuttling agent for ethylene multi-block copolymer formation: A composition for use in forming a multi-block copolymer, said copolymer containing therein two or more segments or blocks differing in chemical or physical properties, a polymerization process using the same, and the resulting polymers, wherein the composition comprises the admixture or reaction product resulting from combining: (A) a first... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070167579 - Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof: The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization or radical polymerization to obtain various polynorbornene derivatives or grafted copolymer materials. The polynorbornene... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070167580 - Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof: The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization or radical polymerization to obtain various polynorbornene derivatives or grafted copolymer materials. The polynorbornene... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070167581 - Process for producing elastic fluorocopolymer and crosslinked fluororubber: A process for producing an elastic fluorocopolymer, which comprises emulsion-polymerizing at least one fluoromonomer (a) selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride and a perfluorovinyl ether represented by CF2═CF—O—Rf (wherein Rf is a C1-8 perfluoroalkyl group or a perfluoro(alkoxyalkyl) group), a vinyl ester monomer (b) represented by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070167582 - Lead-free electrodeposition coating composition and coated article: The present invention relates to a cationic electrodeposition coating composition substantially free of lead compounds, which is excellent in curability and can be finish-coated with a splendid appearance, and an article coated with the composition. The invention provides a lead-free electrodeposition coating composition excellent in curability and a coated article,... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070167583 - Curable composition: Desirable properties required of curable compositions include: to have satisfactory storage stability; to give a cured product having a mat surface with almost no residual tack; to give a rubbery cured product having a low modulus and high elongation; and to give a cured product the surface of which is... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070167584 - Pressure senstive adhesive composition: The present invention has its object to provide a pressure sensitive adhesive composition which can be applied using no organic solvent or using almost 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... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070161746 - Thermoplastic molding masses made from styrol copolymers and polyamides: Thermoplastic molding compositions composed of A) a polyamide having amino or carboxy end groups or a mixture of these end groups, B) a mixture composed of at least two graft copolymers, each comprising a rubber as graft base and a graft based on an unsaturated monomer, where these differ at... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070161747 - Polypropylene resin composition: A polymer blend includes a first random copolymer of propylene and one or more C2-C20 α-olefins other than propylene having a melting point of above 116° C. and up to about 145° C. and which constitutes from about 60 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of the composition, and... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070161748 - Process for producing blends of syndiotactic, 1,2-polybutadiene and rubbery elastomers: Blends of syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene and rubbery elastomers are prepared by a process that comprises polymerizing 1,3-butadiene monomer into syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene within a rubber cement of an elastomeric terpolymer by using a chromium-based, molybdenum-based, or iron-based catalyst composition. Polymer composition comprising the blend with improved properties is also provided.... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070161750 - Ionomer composition for golf ball, production method thereof and golf ball using the same: The present invention provides a golf ball with excellent abrasion-resistance, durability and resilience having an ionomer resin cover therein. The ionomer composition for the golf ball of the invention comprises a reaction product obtained by reacting a telechelic copolymer having functional groups introduced in both terminals of a binary copolymer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070161749 - Fluoroplastic silicone vulcanizates: Fluoroplastics containing fluorocarbon resins and silicones are prepared by first mixing a fluorocarbon resin with a compatibilizer, then adding a curable organopolysiloxane with a radical initiator, and vulcanizing the organopolysiloxane in the mixture. The fluoroplastics can be processed by various techniques, such as extrusion, vacuum forming, injection molding, blow molding... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070161751 - Ionomer composition for golf ball and golf ball using the same: The present invention provides an ionomer composition for a golf ball providing a golf ball which is excellent in abrasion-resistance, durability and resilience, and a golf ball using the same. The ionomer composition for a golf ball of the present invention comprises a polymer containing at least following component as... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070161752 - Telechelic ionomer composition for golf ball and golf ball using the same: The present invention provides an ionomer composition for a golf ball providing a golf ball which is excellent in abrasion-resistance, durability and resilience, and a golf ball using the same. An ionomer composition for a golf ball of the present invention comprises a binary copolymer obtained by copolymerizing an olefin... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070161755 - Additives for low-sulfur mineral oil distillates, comprising graft copolymers based on ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers: e

20070161753 - Biodegradable multi-block polymeric composition capable of sol-gel trainsition and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same: The present invention relates to an ionic multi-block copolymer composition comprising tri-block copolymers having a polypropyleneoxide or polybutyleneoxide block positioned between two polyethyleneoxide blocks and the tri-block copolymers are connected through dicarboxylic acid linkages forming a multi-block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of more than 40,000 Dalton. The... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20070161754 - Nano-sized inorganic metal particles, preparation thereof, and application thereof in improving rubber properties: Provided are enophile functionalized polymer particles, nano-sized inorganic metal particles such as Al(OH)3 particles, and preparations thereof. Also provided is a method of improving the properties of a rubber composition, such as a tire, by formulating the rubber to incorporate nano-sized inorganic metal particles such as Al(OH)3. The composition exhibits... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070161756 - Polymer-filler coupling additives: Polymer-filler coupling compounds with the formula B—A—Sx—N are claimed. In these compounds, B is an azaheterocyclic oxygen or sulfur containing moiety, or an allyltin moiety; Sx is a polysulfide, where x is between 2 and about 10; A is a linking atom or group that forms a bridge between B... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070161757 - Hysteresis elastomeric compositions comprising polymers terminated with isocyanato alkoxysilanes: A functionalized polymer terminated by using an isocyanato alkoxysilane terminating agent. A method of preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the step of contacting a living polymer with an isocyanato alkoxysilane terminating agent.... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

20070161758 - Crosslinkable high pressure polyethylene composition, a process for the preparation thereof, a pipe and a cable prepared thereof: The present invention relates to a crosslinkable high pressure polyethylene composition containing ethylene silane copolymer resin having a content of silane of about 0.1 to 10 weight % and at least one silanol condensation catalyst. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation thereof, to a pipe made... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070161759 - Postcrosslinking of water-absorbing polymers: The invention concerns a process for producing water-absorbing polymer, which comprises a base polymer A being mixed with a first aqueous solution B of at least one surface postcrosslinker and a second aqueous solution C of at least one polyvalent cation and thermally treated, wherein said base polymer A is... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070161760 - Metallic plate or resin structure having photocatalyst-supporting film laminated thereto: A metallic or resinous material having excellent deodorant, antifouling, antibacterial, antifungal, and other effects which can be industrially efficiently provided by applying to a polymer resin film an adhesive coating fluid containing a silane coupling as a hardener, drying the coating to form an adhesive layer, applying a coating fluid... Agent: Venable LLP

20070155898 - Thermoplastic resin composition with low coefficient of linear thermal expansion: The present invention relates to polymeric materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of making a thermoplastic resin composition and an article made from a thermoplastic resin composition.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070155900 - Compositions of ethylene/alpha-olefin multi-block interpolymer for elastic films and laminates: This invention relates to polyolefin compositions. In particular, the invention pertains to elastic polymer compositions that can be more easily processed on cast film lines, extrusion lamination or coating lines. The compositions of the present invention preferably comprise an elastomeric polyolefin resin and a high pressure low density type resin.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070155899 - Elastic methacrylate compositions: A two-part adhesive composition exhibiting improved elasticity wherein its composition includes one or more acrylate or methacrylate ester monomers, a sulfur bearing compound, preferably a sulfonyl chloride, an amine promoter, preferably, an amine aldehyde reaction product, and a thermoplastic block copolymer component selected from the group consisting of a. a... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20070155901 - Acrylic shrinkable fiber: An acrylic shrinkable fiber that can be dyed at a low temperature, and has a high shrinkage percentage even after drying is provided. A dyeable acrylic shrinkable fiber comprising 50 to 99 parts by weight of a polymer (A) comprising 80 to 97 wt % of acrylonitrile, 0 to 2... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070155903 - Method for producing resin composition: Provided is a method for producing a resin composition by melt-kneading a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of from 60 to 200° C. and a flexible polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, wherein a part of the cyclic olefin polymer... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070155902 - Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same: There is provided a rubber composition exhibiting excellent storage modulus and loss factor without damaging the operability. The rubber composition is characterized by containing 5-60 parts by mass of an aromatic vinyl compound-diene compound copolymer (B) having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000-300,000 (conversion to polystyrene through gel permeation... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155904 - Hot melt adhesive composition: A hot melt adhesive composition comprising: (a) a functional copolymer obtained from copolymerization of ethylene and a comonomer selected from maleic anhydride, citraconic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, maleic acid, citraconic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, the corresponding salts, monoesters and diesters of these acids, and mixtures of... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070155905 - Polyolefin material with enhanced surface durability: Thermoplastic polyolefin blends with a good stiffness/impact balance, as well as enhanced surface durability, contain semi-crystalline polypropylene resin component, a propylene-based elastomer component, and an optional but preferred styrene-based elastomer component. The propylene-based elastomer (PBE) is characterized as having at least one of a) a plurality of identifying band positions... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070155906 - Biodegradable multi-block co-polymers: The invention relates to a biodegradable multi-block copolymer, comprising at least two hydrolysable segments derived from pre-polymers A and B, which segments are linked by a multi-functional chain-extender and are chosen from the pre-polymers A and B, and triblock copolymers ABA and BAB, wherein the multi-block copolymer is amorphous at... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070155907 - Biologically active block copolymers: The present invention discloses a block copolymer having a hydrophobic block, a hydrophilic block, and a biologically active block. The biologically active block is directly adjacent to the hydrophilic block. Preferably, the block copolymer is prepared through reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The present invention also discloses a coating... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070155908 - Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups using azole compounds: Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups from quasiliving carbocationically terminated polyolefin polymers by contacting the quasiliving carbocationically terminated polymer with a suitable azole quenching agent and substituted derivatives thereof.... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070155909 - Metal catalyst and hydrogenation method employing the same: A metal catalyst for hydrogenating unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds of copolymer is provided. The metal catalyst is a bimetallic complex comprising iridium and ruthenium. The metal catalyst has a formula comprising M1aM2bXm(L1)n, wherein the M1 is iridium, M2 is ruthenium; X is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, iodine or pseudo halide; L1 is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155911 - Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups using nonaromatic heterocyclic compounds: Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups from quasiliving carbocationically terminated polyolefin polymers by contacting the quasiliving carbocationically terminated polymer with a suitable nonaromatic heterocyclic ring quenching agent and substituted derivatives thereof.... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070155910 - Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups using polymeric nitrogen compounds: Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups from quasiliving carbocationically terminated polyolefin polymers by contacting the quasiliving carbocationically terminated polymer with quenching agent selected from the group consisting of polypyrrole, polyvinylpyridine, polyphenothiazine, polyoxazine, and polypyrrole-co-thiophene and substituted derivatives thereof.... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070155912 - Polyhydroxyalkanoate having ester group, carboxyl group, and sulfonic group, and method of producing the same: A novel polyhydroxyalkanoate having a reactive functional group in a molecule and a method of producing the same; and a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate having a new function obtained by chemically modifying the polyhydroxyalkanoate having a reactive functional group and a method of producing the same. A polyhydroxyalkanoate containing units having a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070155913 - Thermoplastic composition, method of making, and articles formed therefrom: A thermoplastic composition comprises a polyester-polycarbonate polymer comprising isophthalate-terephthalate-resorcinol ester units and carbonate units, and a poly(alkylene ester) comprising ethylene terephthalate units, 1,4-cyclohexyldimethylene terephthalate units, or a combination of ethylene terephthalate units and 1,4-cyclohexyldimethylene terephthalate units, wherein the sum of the mole percentage values of isophthalate-terephthalate-resorcinol ester units in the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ge Plastics - Smith

20070155914 - Polycarbonate compositions and articles formed therefrom, with matte surfaces and high light transmissions: A composition is disclosed having a matte surface and high optical transmission characteristics. The composition comprises a polycarbonate and refractive index compatible polymer particles such as crosslinked polystyrene. The polycarbonate composition is useful for manufacture of anti-glare lenses, ATM screens, decorative articles, and housings for electronic appliances such as a... Agent: Geam - LexanIPLegal

20070155915 - Low-temperature curable epoxy resin curing agent and epoxy resin composition: c

20070155916 - Paint composition of cationic electrodeposition and method of preparing the same: As a paint composition of cationic electrodeposition and a method preparing thereof, the paint composition of cationic electrodeposition comprises about 42 to about 47 percent by weight of a cationic electrodeposition resin composition, about 6 to about 13 percent by weight of a pigment paste composition, and about 40 to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070155917 - Curable resin composition: The present invention provides a curable resin composition comprising: (A) an acryl resin having (a) a carboxyl group originating in a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid and itaconic acid and (b) a carboxyl group originating in a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.