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

20070225455 - Impact copolymers: This invention relates to a continuous process to prepare olefin impact copolymers comprising producing a semi-crystalline olefin polymer in a first reactor and then transferring the reactor contents to a second reactor where a low crystallinity olefin polymer is produced in the presence of the semi-crystalline polymer, where a fluorinated... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070225456 - Single component, phosphine-free, initiators for ethylene homopolymerization and copolymerization with functionalized co-monomers: Novel phosphine-free non-ionic single catalysts, and method for making such catalysts, for the homo-polymerization and copolymerization of olefins such as ethylene, a-olefins and functionalized olefins without the use of additional co-activators, are disclosed. These phosphine-free non-ionic single catalysts are also active for co-polymerization of olefins with monomers with polar functionalities.... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20070225457 - Production method of polymers by using living anionic polymerization method: An anionic polymerizable monomer is added to a reaction system in which an anion species which is incapable of initiating polymerization but may react with polymerization inhibiting substances to convert them into compounds that do not inhibit polymerization is present, and then an anion species capable of initiating polymerization is... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070225458 - Novel fluorinated alkyl fluorophosphoric acid salts of onium and ttransition metal complex: To obtain a polymerization initiator (acid generating agent) having excellent power for initiation of cationic polymerization without containing arsenic or antimony. [Means for solution] Provided is a specific onium salt or transition metal complex salt of a fluorinated alkyl fluorophosphoric acid.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070225459 - Isobutene polymerisation in the presence of a donor and fluorinated acids complex: The invention relates to a method for producing mainly ethylenically unsaturated isobutene polymers, wherein the sum of proportions of molecules with a double bond in an α position and molecules with a double bond in a position β is increased to 75% mol by polymerising isobutene in a liquid phase... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070225460 - Dithiocarbonate-containing macromers and polymers derived therefrom: Dithiocarbonate-containing macromer that contain biodegradable or water-soluble segments, and polymers derived from the reaction of these dithiocarbonate-containing macromers, are disclosed. The polymers derived from these dithiocarbonate-containing macromers with biodegradable or water-soluble segments are useful in medical and pharmaceutical applications.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070225461 - Olefin polymers for imaging members: The present invention relates to an imaging member such as a photoconductor that includes an olefin based polymer. The olefin based polymer may be formed from a metathesis polymerization of an olefin or the chain polymerization of a cycloolefin. A method is also disclosed including the formation of a solution... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070225462 - Process for producing resorcinol-formalin resin: A process for producing a resorcinol-formalin resin containing no salts, having a moderate flowability when transformed into an aqueous solution, and having a reduced content of resorcinol monomer and a reduced content of resorcinol-formalin resin of resorcinol pentanuclear or higher nuclear bodies, the whole steps including an one-stage reaction and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070219325 - Polymerization process and reactor system: This invention is directed to processes for making polymer in the presence of a hydrofluorocarbon, and for the recovery of polymer substantially free of dissolved hydrocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons. The processes provided enables polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and with the recovery of the... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070219326 - Magnesium compound, solid catalyst component, olefin polymerization catalyst, and method for producing olefin polymer: i

20070219327 - Technique for selecting polymerization modifiers cross reference statement: A combinatorial method for identifying a catalyst composition for use in the homogeneous addition polymerization of an olefin monomers, said catalyst composition comprising a transition metal compound, a cocatalyst and a polymerization modifier, as well as catalyst compositions and improved olefin polymerization processes resulting therefrom.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070219328 - Free radical polymerisation process for making macromonomers: Process for preparing a macromonomer using free radical-initiated aqueous emulsion polymerisation in a polymerisation reactor of at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer, which process employs a hydrophobic Co chelate complex as a CTA, a stabilising substance(s) for the emulsion polymerisation process and a monomer feed stage MF; wherein an aqueous... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070219330 - Amide initiators: The invention relates to a transition metal living free radical and/or atom transfer polymerisation process comprising the steps of: (a) mixing (i) a transition metal living free radical and/or atom transfer radical catalyst, (ii) a plurality of polymerisable monomers, and (iii) an initiator comprising a transferable atom or group a... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20070219329 - Process for the preparation of block copolymers: Process for the preparation of block copolymers, based on vinylaromatic monomers and monomers deriving from (meth)acrylic acid by means of radicalic polymerization which comprises polymerizing the monomers at a temperature higher than or equal to 120° C., in the presence of a radicalic initiating system comprising a compound having general... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070219331 - Fluorine-containing polymer and treating agent composition: [wherein R20 represents a hydrogen atom or a group containing a sulfonic acid group, R21 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, and R22 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group]; and a treating agent composition comprising said fluorine-containing polymer. The fluorine-containing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070219332 - Fluorine-containing elastomer composition and molded article comprising the same: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing elastomer composition excellent in heat resistance, comprising a fluorine-containing elastomer containing a vinylidene fluoride unit, which is capable of a crosslinking reaction, and a crosslinking agent. The present invention also provides a molded article, a sealing material, and a sealing material for an oxygen... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070219333 - Chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer: The present invention provides a chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer endowed with stress cracking resistance, chemical resistance and thermal stability. The present invention is a chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer constituted of chlorotrifluoroethylene unit, tetrafluoroethylene unit and a monomer [A] unit derived from a monomer [A] copolymerizable with chlorotrifluoroethylene and tetrafluoroethylene, wherein the sum of chlorotrifluoroethylene... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070219334 - Propylene/alpha-olefins block interpolymers: Embodiments of the invention provide a class of propylene/α-olefin block interpolymers. The propylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn, greater than about 1.3. Preferably, the block index is from about 0.2... Agent: Jones Day / Dow

20070213478 - Recycle of hydrocarbon gases from the product tanks to a reactor through the use of ejectors: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for separating unreacted monomer from a polymerization process effluent stream, wherein the effluent stream comprises unreacted monomer and polymer particles. The method comprises passing the effluent stream of a fluidized-bed reactor into at least one container, feeding a high-pressure olefin through an... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070213479 - Polyethylene glycol compounds and process for making: A substituted polyethylene glycol compound and process for making. The compound has the formula RO(C2H4O)nH wherein R represents a C1-7 hydrocarbon group and n represents the average number of moles of C2H4O groups, ranging from 500 to 2000. The compound has a ratio of weight average molecular weight to a... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070213480 - Concrete reinforcing material for improving durability of concrete structure and process for preparing the same: Disclosed herein is a concrete reinforcing material for improving the durability of a concrete structure. The concrete reinforcing material quickly penetrates deep into a concrete structure by simply applying the material onto the surface of a concrete structure in use and fills fine pores of the concrete structure through a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070213481 - Method of discharging a polymer from a polymerization reactor: A method of discharging polymer from a continuously operated polymerization reactor, wherein at least a monomer is polymerized to form polymer particles, the method comprising adjusting the discharge rate of the polymer particles by means of a piston valve having a piston element connected to an actuator, said actuator being... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070213482 - Main catalyst component for olefin polymerization, a process for preparing the same and a catalyst comprising the same: The present invention provides a main catalyst component for olefin polymerization which is prepared by a process comprising the steps of: (i) reacting a magnesium compound in nascent state having a rational formula (RMgX)y(MgX2), in which R is an alkyl having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, X is a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070213483 - Monocyclopentadienyl complexes: Monocyclopentadienyl complexes in which the cyclopentadienyl system is substituted by at least one bridged donor, where the bridge contains at least one atom of group 14 of the Periodic Table and at least one atom of group 15 or 16 of the Periodic Table, and a catalyst system comprising at... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070213484 - Monocyclopentadienyl complexes: Monocyclopentadienyl complexes in which the cyclopentadienyl system bears at least one bridged donor and at least one aryl group and a catalyst system comprising at least one of the monocyclopentadienyl complexes, and also processes for preparing them, the use of the catalyst system for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070213485 - Ionic liquids as supports: The present invention discloses a method for preparing a supported catalyst component comprising the steps of: a) providing a halogenated bisimine precursor component of formula (I); b) reacting the halogenated bisimine precursor with an ionic liquid precursor in a solvent to prepare an ionic liquid; c) reacting the ionic liquid... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070213486 - Inclusion complexes of unsaturated monomers, their polymers and process for preparation thereof: The present invention describes water-soluble homopolymers obtained by polymerization of monomers containing multiple unsaturations. These monomers form inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins and methylated cyclodextrins. The unsaturated site involved in the formation of the inclusion complex does not take part in the polymerization reaction. After cyclodextrin is recovered, the polymer containing... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070213487 - Water-based polymerization for linear polyvinylpyridine: The present application relates to processes for producing linear polyvinylpyridines without the use of hazardous solvents, and in a manner that allows control over the rate of heat generated by the reaction and the temperature of the reactor vessel. The processes involve the use of an initiator to initiate polymerization... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20070213488 - Interlayer insulating film, method for forming the same and polymer compositon: The interlayer insulating film of this invention is composed of a polymer in which a first monomer having four substituted acetylenyl groups and polymerizable in the three-dimensional direction and a second monomer having two substituted cyclopentanonyl groups and polymerizable in the two-dimensional direction are three-dimensionally polymerized.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070213489 - Inclusion complexes of unsaturated monomers, their polymers and process for preparation thereof: The present invention describes water-soluble homopolymers obtained by polymerization of monomers containing multiple unsaturations. These monomers form inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins and methylated cyclodextrins. The unsaturated site involved in the formation of the inclusion complex does not take part in the polymerization reaction. After cyclodextrin is recovered, the polymer containing... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070213490 - Aminoalkoxystyrene, process for preparation thereof, polymer thereof, process for producing the polymer and use thereof: wherein R1 and R2 are C1-4 alkyl and n is 3-6. The aminoalkoxystyrene is prepared by reacting an aminoalkoxyphenylmagnesium halide with vinyl halide in the presence of a catalyst. A quaternized amino group-containing polymer made by quaternizing the amino groups of a polymer prepared from the aminoalkoxystyrene is useful as... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070213491 - Heat-sealable polyolefins and articles made thereform: Polyolefins, preferably polyethylene, having a density of about 0.86 to about 0.93 g/mL, having three or more branches of the formula (CH2CH2)mH wherein m is an integer of one or more, provided that said branched polyolefin has one or both of the following properties: said branched polyolefin contains less than... Agent: Craig H Evans E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company

20070208146 - Polymerization process: This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and allows for the recovery of the fluorinated hydrocarbon and other hydrocarbons such as... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070208147 - Method of polymerizing propylene comprising olefin pre-polymerization step: The present invention relates to a method of polymerizing olefin containing the step of pre-polymerization. More precisely, according to the method of the present invention, the reaction speed and temperature are regulated for pre-polymerization of a catalyst and then the pre-polymerized catalyst is added for the polymerization of propylene. Propylene... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070208148 - Process for producing propylene copolymers: e

20070208149 - Radically polymerizable sulfur-containing compound and radically polymerizable sulfur-containing polymer: The invention relates to a radically polymerizable sulfur-containing compound having a group represented by formula (1) and at least one selected from among groups represented by formulae (2) to (4), a radically polymerizable sulfur-containing polymer obtained by subjecting the compound to cationic ring-opening (co)polymerization, production process thereof, a composition containing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070208150 - Components and catalysis for the polymerization of olefins: The present invention relates to a solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2=CHR in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising Mg, Ti, halogen and an electron donor selected from β-keto-ester derivatives of a particular formula. Said catalyst components when used in... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070208151 - Method for producing alpha-olefin polymer: The present invention provides a method for producing α-olefin polymer, comprising polymerizing α-olefins in the presence of a halogen atom-containing acid catalyst by use of an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 3-12 carbon atoms, which contains 5 to 95 mass % of α-olefin, as a raw material; removing catalyst residue and halogen-containing... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070208152 - Substituted aminosiloxanes and polymeric products: Polymeric reaction products derived from a substituted aminosiloxane and a fluorosubstituted alkyl ester of an ethylenically carboxylic acid are disclosed. The polymeric reaction products are suitable for application to substrates such as textiles, particularly fabrics, to impart oil repellent properties to textiles.... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070208153 - Functionalized main chain polymers: l

20070208154 - Low fouling and high activity polymerization process: This invention is directed to a polymerization process that is carried out at relatively high productivity levels and with relatively low fouling. The process includes mixing together a catalyst system, at least one monomer and a hydrofluorocarbon to produce the polymer. The reaction is carried out such that little to... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company