Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 08/07

20070203309 - Polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer: P

20070203310 - Process for preparation of polyolefins via degenerative transfer polymerization: Disclosed is a method of producing a polyolefin composition comprising contacting a metallocene pre-catalyst with a substoichiometric amount of a co-catalyst; adding a first olefin monomer; and polymerizing the first monomer for a time sufficient to form the polyolefin. The method allows for the use of a minimum amount of... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070203311 - Polymerizable silicone copolymer macromers and polymers made therefrom: A polymerizable dimethicone copolyol macromer composition is synthesized by reacting itaconic anhydride with a dimethicone copolyol. During the reaction itaconic anhydride spontaneously isomerizes to citraconic anhydride which in turn is esterified by the dimethicone copolyol. The obtained macromers are copolymerizable with olefinically unsaturated monomers. Polymers containing the macromer repeating units... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20070203312 - Novel monomer substituted photoacid generator of fluoroalkylsulfon and a polymer thereof: The present invention relates to a novel compound with a fluoroalkylsulfonium photoacid generating group and novel copolymers having superior solubility in organic solvents, which is prepared from radical polymerization of the novel compound with methacrylate monomers.... Agent: Ronald R Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070203313 - Thermoresponsive polymer and production method thereof: A material which expresses its critical solution temperature even in an aqueous solution containing a buffer or salt, and at the same time, shows small variation width of the critical solution temperature even when concentration of salt or the like contained in water, a buffer liquid or the like is... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070203314 - Shear thinning ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymers and their preparation: Shear-thinning ethylene/α-olefin and ethylene/α-olefin/diene monomer interpolymers that do not include a traditional branch-inducing monomer such as norbornadiene are prepared at an elevated temperature in an atmosphere that has little or no hydrogen using a constrained geometry complex catalyst and an activating cocatalyst.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070197743 - Polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer: P

20070197744 - Method for the production of polymer foams based on reactive polycondensation resins: Process for producing polymer foams derived from reactive polycondensation resins and having a maximum pore diameter of 1 μm, which comprises: 1) preparing a gelable mixture of the reactive polycondensation resin in a solvent or dispersion medium, 2) preparing an aqueous dispersion comprising polymer particles, 3) mixing the mixture from... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070197745 - Polymethylaluminoxane preparation, method of producing the same, polymerization catalyst, and polymerization method of olefins: o

20070197746 - Processable molecularly imprinted polymers: A process is provided herein for preparing molecularly imprinted polymers for detecting a target analyte by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT). The process includes providing a complex having the formula L?3#191M wherein L is a β-diketone ligand containing a chain transfer moiety and L?3#191 can be the same or... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20070197747 - Polymers produced by using sulphur compounds in the form of transfer agents for controlled radical polymerisation of acrylic acid and the use thereof: The invention concerns the polymers obtained by the use of sulphur compounds in a process for controlled radical polymerisation in water of acrylic acid and/or acrylic acid with hydrosoluble monomers. It concerns also their uses as dispersant agents or agents to aid grinding and/or co-grinding of mineral matters in aqueous... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070197748 - Mixture of dodecanethiols, method for the production and use thereof: Process for the preparation of tert-dodecyl mercaptan by reaction of hydrogen sulfide with tri(n-butene) in the presence of a catalyst. tert-Dodecyl mercaptan thus prepared and its use as chain-transfer agent in radical (co)polymerization reactions.... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20070197749 - Process for producing water-absorbing resin: The present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbing resin with less coloring wherein only a small amount of a polymerization inhibitor remains, and the water-absorbing resin. More particularly, the present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbing resin, comprising polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenic unsaturated monomer and, then,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070197751 - Olefin polymerization catalyst system useful for polar monomers: e

20070197750 - Polymerisable naphthopyrane derivatives and polymer materials obtained from these derivatives: The invention relates to novel compounds of the following formula, in which R1, R2 and R3, identical or different, independently represent hydrogen, a halogen, a Cl to C15 hydroxy or hydroxyalkyl group, and/or a C1 to C15 linear or branched alkyl group. R4 is linked to the naphthalene unit at... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070197752 - Organometal compound catalyst: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and... Agent: Merchant & Gould Chevron Phillips

20070197753 - Polymerization process: This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting a catalyst or catalyst system with olefin(s) in the presence of a fluorocarbon at a temperature above the onset melting point of the polymer. This invention also relates to a solution process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting a catalyst... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070191558 - Olefin polymerization procatalyst compositions and method of preparation: A method of making a solid procatalyst composition for use in a Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization catalyst composition, the resulting catalyst, and a polymerization process employing the same, said method comprising: (a) contacting a solid precursor composition a magnesium compound with a halogenating agent and an internal electron donor in any... Agent: Union Carbide Chemicals And Plastics Technology Corporation

20070191559 - Single catalyst low, medium and high density polyethylenes: A method of polymerizing olefins comprising combining in one embodiment ethylene and optionally one or more α-olefins with a catalyst composition in a continuous polymerization reactor at a pressure of less than 10,000 kPa; wherein the catalyst composition comprises a hafnocene; and isolating a polyethylene having a density in the... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070191560 - Norbornenylmethyl fluoroalkyl ethers: New monomers, norbornenylmethyl fluoroalkyl ethers, made by reaction of bicyclo(2,2,1)hept-5-ene-2-methanol with fluoro(alkyl vinyl ethers), are described. These monomers are useful in making polymers such as hydrophobic, hydrolytically-resistant polymers for photoresists, particularly for use in photoimaging by immersion lithography with 193 nm light.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070191561 - Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers: A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer-formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer or polymer blend described herein and optionally a bioactive agent can form an implantable device such as... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070191562 - Composition comprising a monomer compound exhibiting an optical property, method making use of said composition, a monomer compound, a polymer containing said monomer compound and the use thereof: The invention relates to a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one type of polymer containing at least one type of novel monomer compound exhibiting optical properties. Said invention also relates to a cosmetic method for making up or treating keratinous materials, in particular... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070191563 - Method of manufacturing thermoplastic resin, crosslinked resin, and crosslinked resin composite material: The invention relates to a process for the production of post-crosslinkable thermoplastic resins by bulk-polymerizing a polymerizable composition (A) comprising (I) a monomer fluid containing a cyclic olefin (α) having two or more metathetical ring-opening reaction sites in the molecule in an amount 10 wt % or above based on... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070191564 - Ring-opened azlactone telechelic polymer: A curable composition is described comprising a Michael donor component, a polyacryl component, and 1) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a reactive azlactone functional group, or 2) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a reactive ring-opened azlactone functional group. A telechelic polymer that is the reaction product of these components is... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070185288 - Catalyst grain size: The present invention discloses an olefin polymerisation process carried out in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst in two liquid full loop reactors connected in series wherein different molecular weight fractions are produced to form a polyolefin, said process being characterised in that the Ziegler-Natta catalyst has a particle size... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070185289 - Polymerization process: This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting, in a reactor, a pyridyl-di-imine compound and an activator with one or more olefin monomer(s) in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070185290 - Norbornene ring-opened polymer hydrogenated product and process for producing same: A norbornene ring-opened polymer hydrogenated product having a syndiotactic structure and a process for producing the same are disclosed. The ring-opened polymer hydrogenated product contains a repeating unit originating from a polycyclic norbornene monomer with three or more rings in the polymer repeating units, having a weight average molecular weight... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070185291 - Fulvene, metallocene catalysts and preparation method thereof, and preparation of polyolefines copolymer using the same: The present invention relates to a novel fulvene compound and a preparation method thereof, and more particularly to a fulvene compound having substituted groups in the 2- and 5-positions, prepared from an unsaturated ketone having a substituted group in the β-position and a halogen atom in the α-position, and a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070185292 - Moisture absorptive and desorptive ultrafine particles and a product using said ultrafine particles: To provide moisture absorptive and desorptive ultrafine particles having high moisture absorptive and moisture desorptive properties and particularly having an excellent moisture absorptive rate and also a product using said ultrafine particles. Moisture absorptive and desorptive ultrafine particles, characterized in that, the said particles consist of a cross-linked polymer containing... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070185293 - Fluorosulphonated elastomers with low glass transition based of vinylidene fluoride: The present invention describes the synthesis of new sulforated fluorinated elastomers having very low glass transition temperatures (Tg), a good resistance to bases, oils and fuels and good properties of workability. These elastomers contain, by way of example, from 80 to 60 mole % of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and 20... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070185294 - Polyvinyl pyrrole host material, luminescent layer comprising the same, and organic electroluminescent device comprising the luminescent layer: Provided are a polyvinyl pyrrole host material emitting highly efficient phosphorescence, a luminescent layer using the material, and an organic electroluminescent display device. The polyvinyl pyrrole host material shows highly efficient luminescence having improved energy transfer, and thus is useful for an organic electroluminescent display device and other various light... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070185295 - Aqueous treatment compositions and polymers for use therein: Aqueous treatment composition for use as anti-scalant and dispersant. The composition includes a polymer containing low amounts of sulfonate that prove as effective in carbonate and phosphate inhibition as polymers containing much higher amounts of sulfonate.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070185296 - Acrylic resin for use in fluorocarbon coating compositions and method of forming the same: An acrylic resin and method of forming the acrylic resin for use in fluorocarbon coating compositions are disclosed. The fluorocarbon coating composition generally comprises a fluorocarbon resin, a cross-linking agent, and the acrylic resin. The acrylic resin comprises the reaction product of (1) at least one non-functional acrylic monomer, (2)... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20070179260 - Isotactic 3, 4-isoprene-based polymer: The present invention provides 3,4-isoprene-based polymer with high regioregularity, in particular high tacticity. Specifically, the present invention provides an isoprene-based polymer, including a structural unit represented by Formula (I) in Claims, wherein the isotacticity of an arrangement of the structural units is 99% mmmm or more in terms of pentad... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070179261 - Method for producing water-absorbing resin: A process for preparing a water-absorbent resin comprising carrying out a reversed phase suspension polymerization in multi-steps of at least two steps when the water-absorbent resin is prepared by subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to the reversed phase suspension polymerization, said process for preparing a water-absorbent resin being characterized... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070179262 - Trithiocarbonate derivatives and the use thereof in the form of transfer agents for acrylic acid controlled radical polymerisation: The invention relates to novel sulphur compounds, to the production thereof by a method carried out in an aqueous medium and the use thereof in the form of transfer agents in a method for controlled radical polymerisation of acrylic acid and/or acrylic acid with water-soluble monomers in water. The thus... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070179263 - Functional material comprising fluorine-containing compound: in which R is at least one selected from divalent fluorine-containing alkylene groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms in which at least one of hydrogen atoms is replaced by fluorine atom; n is an integer of from 1 to 20; when m is not less than 2, two or... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070179264 - Cycloolefin copolymer obtained by ring-opening polymerization, use thereof, and process for producing retardation plate comprising the copolymer: A cycloolefin copolymer obtained by ring opening polymerization according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a specific structural unit and exhibiting a single peak in a derivative differential scanning calorimetry curve obtained by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), having a temperature width of the rising part in the peak... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070179265 - Polymers for use in cleaning compositions: Polymers which are suitable for use in cleaning compositions are described. The polymers are comprised of at least three different monomers. The types of monomers and ratios of the monomers in the polymers are further disclosed. Cleaning compositions containing the polymers for treating various surfaces and for use in various... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20070179266 - Polymerizable copolymers for alignment layers: Composition comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer to which a photochemically isomerizable or dimerizable molecule is covalently bonded, and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer to which a sensitizer is covalently bonded, are outstandingly suitable for producing polymeric alignment layers for liquid crystals.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070179267 - Pneumatic tire: The invention relates to a pneumatic tire having excellent mechanical properties by using a rubber composition containing a polybutadiene rubber having a high cis-1,4 bond content, a low vinyl bond content and proper number average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, and more particularly to a pneumatic tire characterized in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC