Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 09/07

20070225391 - Polyurethane composite materials: Polymeric composite materials, particularly highly filled polyurethane composite materials are described herein. Such highly filled polyurethane composite materials may be formed by reaction and extrusion of one or more polyols, one or more di- or poly-isocyanates, and from about 45 to about 85 weight percent of inorganic filler such as... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070225386 - Ion exchange membrane and production process therefor: There is provided an ion exchange membrane and preparation process thereof. The membrane has a porous film layer having pores with an average pore diameter of 0.01 to 2 μm and a surface layer existent on at least one side of the porous film. The pores of the porous film... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070225387 - Polymer compositions for dual or multi staged curing: The present invention provides a polymer composition for use at least in surface coating applications and in fabrication of rigid foams with load bearing capacity comprising a base molecule, a linker molecule and at least one initiator compound, said base molecule having at least two differing functionalities, and said linker... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070225388 - Porous bodies and method of production thereof: Water dispersible or water soluble porous bodies comprising a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing (a) 10 to 95% by weight of a water soluble polymeric material and (b) 5 to 90% by weight of a surfactant, said porous bodies having an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry of at... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070225389 - Durable foam of olefin polymers, methods of making foam and articles prepared from same: Olefin polymer-based, durable, open-cell foam compositions, structures and articles derived from same; methods for preparation of such foams; and use of the dry durable foams in various applications are disclosed. Further described is use of the foams and structures and articles made of same in absorption, filtration, insulation, cushioning and... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070225390 - Polyethylene molding powder and porous articles made therefrom: The present invention relates to a new molding powder comprising polyethylene polymer particles. The molecular weight of the polyethylene polymer is within the range of from about 600,000 g/mol to about 2,700,000 g/mol as determined by ASTM 4020. The average particle size of the particles of the polyethylene polymer is... Agent: Ferrells, PLLC

20070225392 - Polyol with high cyclopentane solubility: Methods and compositions for forming polyurethane foam. A method for manufacturing an aromatic polyester polyol comprises heating a glycol, a dicarboxylic acid or ester, functionality enhancing agent, and a natural oil to about 480° F. to form a reaction product, allowing the reaction product to cool to about 140° F.,... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070225393 - Crosslinkers for minimizing deterioration of polyurethane foams: A composition for making a polyurethane foam includes a non-fugitive tertiary amine urethane catalyst and amidoamine and/or imidazoline crosslinking additives. Foams prepared from the reaction of a polyol and an organic isocyanate in the presence of these ingredients show excellent resistance to deterioration of physical properties upon humid ageing.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070225394 - Method for producing polyether alcohols: The invention provides a process for continuously preparing polyether alcohols by adding alkylene oxides to H-functional starter substances using a DMC catalyst, comprising the steps of a) preparing a precursor by continuously metering an H-functional starter substance, an alkylene oxide or a mixture of at least two alkylene oxides and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070219281 - Thermally foamable microsphere, production method thereof, use thereof, composition containing the same, and article: A thermally foamable microsphere having a structure that a foaming agent is encapsulated in an outer shell formed from a polymer, wherein the foaming agent contains isododecane, and a production process of the thermally foamable microsphere by a suspension polymerization process using a polymerizable monomer and a foaming agent containing... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070219282 - Method for producing polyrethane soft foam matrials: Process for producing flexible polyurethane foams in particular molded flexible polyurethane foams, by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, wherein the component b) or comprises b1a) at least one polyether alcohol having an end block of ethylene oxide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070219283 - Aromatic diacid ester diols and substituted carbamates thereof for minimizing deterioration of polyurethane foams: A composition for making a polyurethane foam includes a non-fugitive tertiary amine urethane catalyst and an aromatic diacid ester diol or substituted carbamate thereof. Foams prepared from the reaction of a polyol and an organic isocyanate in the presence of these ingredients show excellent resistance to deterioration of physical properties... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070219284 - Flexible polyurethane foam, process for its production, and seat for automobile: c

20070213415 - Regeneration of ion exchangers that are used for salt removal from acid gas capture plants: A process for the removal of an amine captureable gas from a feed gas stream using an amine solvent, the process comprises (a) contacting the feed gas stream with a lean amine solvent to form a rich amine solvent, wherein heat stable salts are present in the rich amine solvent;... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070213416 - Expanded and extruded polyolefin foams made with methyl formate-based blowing agents: Expanded and extruded polyolefin foams are obtained using environmentally benign non-VOC methyl formate as a blowing agent. The blowing agent can be a blend further including at least one co-blowing agent, preferably an environmentally friendly species (e.g., non-VOC), which is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070213417 - Open-cell foam materials, method for producing them and their use: Modified open-cell foams having a density in the range from 5 to 1000 kg/m3, a mean pore diameter in the range from 1 μm to 1 mm, a BET surface area in the range from 0.1 to 50 m2/g and an acoustic absorption factor of more than 50% at a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070213418 - Asphalt-filled polymers: The present invention relates to asphalt generally, and more particularly to polymeric products containing asphalt-based additives to achieve various properties and/or reduce cost. In one embodiment, this invention relates the use of asphalt as a resin replacement and/or a colorant in a plastic product. In one such embodiment it relates... Agent: Owens Corning

20070213419 - Super-compressible carbon nanotube films and micro-bundles: An open-cell carbon nanotube foam is made of a plurality of separated carbon nanotubes. The foam exhibits a Poisson's ratio substantially equal to zero, a compressibility of at least 85%, a recovery rate of at least 120 mm/min, a compressive strength of at least 12 MPa, a sag factor of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070213420 - Process for producing flexible polyurethane foam: A process for producing a flexible polyurethane foam having a low transmissibility at resonance frequency, of which a rebound resilience can be suppressed, without using a foam stabilizer, is provided. In production of a flexible polyurethane foam; an isocyanate containing TDI as the main component is used as an isocyanate;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070213421 - Foam, method of forming the foam, print cartridge including the foam, and printing apparatus including the print cartridge: A foam used in a print cartridge and a method of forming the same. The foam includes 0.1-5.0 wt % of silver nanoparticles, based on the total weight of the foam. The print cartridge has a deodorizing, antibacterial, and disinfectant function.... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070213422 - Polymer foams of very low density and their process of manufacture: The invention relates to novel foams obtained by highly concentrated internal phase emulsion polymerization, which are formed from a crosslinked, exclusively hydrocarbon, polymer based on styrenic monomers and which exhibit a density at least equal to 6 mg/cm3 and at most equal to 20 mg/cm3 and cells with a mean... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070208091 - Method for producing an arsenic-selective resin: A method for producing a resin loaded with a hydrous oxide of an amphoteric metal ion. The resin is combined with at least two bed volumes of an aqueous solution containing a salt of the amphoteric metal ion, and having a metal ion concentration of at least 5%, and then... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070208092 - Stable trifluorostyrene containing compounds grafted to base polymers, and their use as polymer electrolyte membranes: A fluorinated ion exchange polymer prepared by grafting at least one grafting monomer on to at least one base polymer, wherein the grafting monomer comprises structure 1a or 1b: wherein Z comprises S, SO2, or POR wherein R comprises a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group of 1 to 14 carbon... Agent: Daphine P Fickes E I Du Pont Nemours & Company

20070208093 - Microspheres: The invention relates to thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres comprising a polymer shell made from ethylenically unsaturated monomers encapsulating a propellant, said ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising from 40 to 70 wt % of acrylonitrile, from 5 to 40 wt % of methacrylonitrile, from 10 to 50 wt % of monomers selected... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20070208094 - Reduced-voc and non-voc blowing agents for making expanded and extruded thermoplastic foams: A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams includes methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, a hydrocarbon with polar, functional group(s), water or... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070208095 - Rigid polyurethane foam based on toluene diamine-initiated polyols: Rigid polyurethane foams are made using a polyol component that includes toluene diamine-initiated polyols containing specified levels of oxyethylene groups. Foams made from these polyols have low k-factors and excellent demold expansion values.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070208096 - Sulfonated aromatic polyester polyol compositions: Aromatic polyester polyols comprising the inter-esterification product of at least one phthalic acid based material, at least one hydroxylated material having a functionality of at least 2, and at least one low molecular weight sulfonated compound, are provided. These polyols may optionally include at least one hydrophobic material as an... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070208097 - Isocyanate-based foam having improved anti-yellowing properties and process for production thereof: There is described an isocyanate-based polymer foam having improved anti-yellowing properties. The foam produced from a formulation comprising an isocyanate, a blowing agent, a first active hydrogen-containing compound and a second active hydrogen-containing compound different than the first active hydrogen-containing compound. The second active hydrogen-containing compound comprises an active hydrogen-containing... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP