Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 11/07

20070276101 - Atom transfer radical polymerization process: Embodiments of the polymerization process of the present invention are directed to polymerizing free radically polymerizable monomers in the presence of a polymerization medium initially comprising at least one transition metal catalyst and an atom transfer radical polymerization initiator. The polymerization medium may additionally comprise a reducing agent. The reducing... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070276102 - Method for identifying ziegler-natta cocatalysts: A method for identifying a catalyst composition for use in the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta addition polymerization of an olefin monomer, said catalyst composition comprising a procatalyst comprising a magnesium and titanium containing procatalyst and a cocatalyst said method comprising: a) providing a library comprising at least one procatalyst compound, b) forming... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070276103 - Fluorinated surfactants: Fluorinated ether carboxylic acid or acid derivatives, aqueous compositions comprising fluorinated surfactants, processes for preparing fluoropolymer dispersions, and methods for preparing layered articles.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070276104 - Ligand-functionalized/azo compounds and methods of use thereof: Described herein are ligand-functionalized/azo compounds and methods of use thereof.... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20070276105 - Catalyst support: The present invention discloses a solid support having a crystal lattice with crystal faces that are modified with respect to orientation characterized in that an olefin polymerization catalyst or a pre-catalyst thereof is immobilized on the modified crystal faces. It also discloses a method for preparing said support.... Agent: Schultz & Associates, P.C.

20070276106 - Polymerization process using spray-dried catalyst: A polymerization process for producing polyolefins, which process employs a spray-dried catalyst composition, is provided. An example of a process is a gas phase process for making polyolefins, including: (a) forming a suspension comprising (i) a metallocene catalyst, (ii) an activator; and (iii) a support material, in a diluent; (b)... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC Suite 1950

20070276107 - Vinylidene fluoride-based resin film: A vinylidene fluoride-based resin film including polyvinylidene fluoride whose average spherocrystal diameter is less than 0.1 μm that is a detection limit or lower by observation using a transmission electron microscope is provided, the average spherocrystal diameter being obtained by shaping a vinylidene fluoride-based resin in a molten state by... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070276108 - Ultraviolet radiation-polymerizable compositions: An ultraviolet radiation-polymerizable composition comprises (a) an acrylated monounsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester, (b) a monoethylenically unsaturated (meth)acrylic acid ester of a non-tertiary alkyl alcohol, and (c) a photoinitiator.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070276109 - Porous nano material polymer composite: The invention relates to a porous nano material polymer composite. The porous nano material polymer composite according to the invention is prepared by impregnating monomer in the nanometer order holes of a nano material by supercritical carbon dioxide fluid, and by polymerizing the monomer in situ. Therefore, the polymer composite... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070276110 - High-density polyethylene compositions and method of making the same: The instant invention is a high-density polyethylene composition, and method of making the same. The high-density polyethylene composition of the instant invention includes an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density in the range of 0.935 to 0.952 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of 30 to 75 g/10... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070276111 - Polyethylene pipe resins: A polyethylene resin comprising from 44 to 55 wt % of a high molecular weight polyethylene fraction, and from 45 to 56 wt % of a low molecular weight polyethylene fraction; the high molecular weight polyethylene fraction comprising a linear low density polyethylene having a density of from 0.913 to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070270558 - Pulsing olefin polymerization fluidized-bed reactors: A method of preventing or inhibiting fouling in an olefin polymerization fluidized-bed reactor is provided. The method involves varying the fluidization velocity inside the reactor over time about a set point.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC

20070270557 - Swirling fluidized-bed reactors for olefin polymerization: A method for polymerizing olefins in a fluidized-bed reactor is provided. The method involves introducing a fluid into the fluidized-bed reactor at an angle and amount sufficient to induce one or more swirls in the fluidized bed in the reactor.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC

20070270556 - Process and apparatus for the polymerization of propylene: b) copolymerizing ethylene with propylene and/or 1-butene, and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers C5-C12, in a gas-phase reactor having interconnected polymerization zones, wherein the growing polymer particles flow upward through a first polymerization zone (riser) under fast fluidization or transport conditions, leave said riser and enter a second polymerization... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070270559 - Functionalised polymers or contact adhesive masses: Pressure-sensitive adhesives containing at least one functionalized polymer or block polymer having a weight average of the molar mass distribution of between 5,000 g/mol and 200,000 g/mol and a difference between Mp and Mmin which is lower than 25,000 g/mol, where Mp represents the peak molar mass of a monomodal... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070270560 - Ionic liquids for heterogenising metallocene catalysts: The present invention discloses a method for preparing an heterogeniseded catalyst component comprising the steps of: a) providing a halogenated precursor component of formula (I) —X—[—CH2]—CH3 b) reacting the halogenated precursor with an ionic liquid precursor in a solvent to prepare an ionic liquid; IL+X− c) optionally, reacting the intermediate... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070270561 - Silicone hydrogels based on vinyl carbonate endcapped fluorinated side chain polysiloxanes: A hydrogel that is the hydrated polymerization product of a monomer mixture that includes a hydrophilic monomer and a polysiloxane-containing monomer. The resulting hydrogel has an oxygen permeability of at least about 120 Barrers, a water content of at least about 20 weight percent, and a modulus from 40 to... Agent: John E. Thomas Law Department

20070265399 - Process for continuous production of reactive polymers with in-line post-modification and products thereof: A continuous polymerization process for producing reactive polymers comprises continuously charging into a first reaction zone at least one functional monomer and polymerizing the monomers to produce a first polymeric product having at least one functional group. This first polymeric product is then continuously directly charged into a second reaction... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070265400 - Low molecular weight induced condensing agents: The present invention relates to a continuous gas phase process comprising passing a recycle stream through a fluidized bed in a gas phase fluidized bed reactor, wherein the recycle stream comprises a low molecular weight dew point increasing component and a high molecular weight component, polymerizing an alpha-olefin monomer in... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070265401 - Liquid phase process for polymerizing olefins: A solution process for polymerizing one or more α-olefins of the formula CH2═CHR, where R is H or an alkyl radical C1-C18, to produce a polymer that is soluble in the reaction medium, comprising the steps of: continuously polymerizing in a liquid phase the α-olefin in the presence of a... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070265402 - Catalyst compositions comprising small silica support materials and methods of use in polymerization reactions: Improved catalyst compositions, and polymerization processes using such improved catalyst compositions, are provided. An example of an improved catalyst composition is a supported catalyst system that includes at least one titanium compound, at least one magnesium compound, at least one electron donor compound, at least one activator compound, and at... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070265403 - Polymerization catalyst system utilizing external donor systems and processes of forming polymers therewith: External donor systems, catalyst systems and olefin polymerization processes are described herein. The external donor systems generally include a first external donor represented by the general formula SiR2m(OR3)4-m, wherein each R2 is independently selected from alkyls, cycloalkyls, aryls and vinyls, each R3 is independently selected from alkyls and m is... Agent: David J. Alexander

20070265404 - Organic bismuth compound, method for producing same, living radical polymerization initiator, method for producing polymer using same, and polymer: t

20070265405 - Flexible superabsorbent binder polymer composition: A flexible superabsorbent binder polymer composition including a monoethylenically unsaturated polymer, such as carboxylic acid, sulphonic acid, or phosphoric acid, or salts thereof, and an acrylate or methacrylate ester that contains an alkoxysilane functionality, or a monomer capable of co-polymerization with a compound containing a trialkoxysilane functional group and subsequent... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20070265406 - Light absorbent agent polymer useful for organic anti-reflective coating, and preparation method for the same: Disclosed are a light absorbent agent polymer for organic anti-reflective coating which can prevent diffused light reflection of bottom film layer or substrate and reduce standing waves caused by a variation of thickness of the photoresist itself, thereby, increasing uniformity of the photoresist pattern, in a process for forming ultra-fine... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070265407 - Fine particle size lime slurries and their production: A polymer comprising i) a synthetic polymeric component that has been formed from an ethylenically unsaturated water-soluble or potentially water-soluble monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying a reactive group, wherein the reactive group is directly reactive with a cellulose binding domain protein; and ii) a protein component consisting of... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070260023 - Transition metal compound, ligand system, catalyst system and process for preparing polyolefins: P

20070260024 - Magnesium dichloride-ethanol adducts and catalyst components obtained therefrom: A MgCl2.mEtOH.nH2O adducts, where 3.4<m≦4.4, 0≦n≦0.7, characterized by an X-ray diffraction spectrum, under the condition set forth above, in which, in the range of 2θ diffraction angles between 5° and 10°, at least two diffraction lines are present at diffraction angles 2θ of 9.3±0.2°, and 9.9±0.2°, the most intense diffraction... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070260025 - Organometallic transition metal compound, biscyclopentadienyl ligand system, catalyst system and process for preparing polyolefins: The present invention relates to organometallic transition metal compounds of the formula (I) M1 is a metal of group 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements or the lanthanicles, X are identical or different and are each an organic or inorganic radical, where two radicals... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070260026 - Catalyst for olefin polymerization process for producing olefin polymer, olefin copolymer, novel transition metal compound, and process for producing transition metal compound: (M is a transition metal atom selected from Groups 4 to 6 of the periodic table; the two of R1 to R4, which are adjacent to each other, are combined to form a ring with the carbon atoms to which the two are bonded; groups of not forming a ring,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070260027 - Process for preparing phenolic polymer by using phenothiazines mediator: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a phenolic polymer using a phenothiazine-based mediator, in particular, to a process for preparing a phenolic polymer via polymerization of phenolic monomers by using a phenothiazine-based mediator in the presence of peroxidase biocatalyst and an oxidant, thereby drastically improving the enzyme... Agent: Ronald R. Santucci C/o Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070260028 - Novel polyacetylene derivatives: Novel optically active polyacetylene derivatives exhibiting liquid crystallinity; liquid crystal compositions containing the derivatives; and moldings thereof. Specifically, polyacetylene derivatives which have helical structure of rigid-rod shape and which exhibit a liquid crystal phase either in a solvent containing an organic solvent as the main component or in a molten... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070260029 - Selective permeable polymer membrane for gases: Disclosed is a method and apparatus that contacts polymers with supercritical fluids in a density fluctuation ridge, producing selectively porous low-density regions impermeable to large molecule gases, for use in gas masks and respiratory processes.... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070255020 - Process for the preparation of polyesters containing 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of high molecular weight polyesters by reacting one or more dicarboxylic acids directly with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and, optionally, one or more diols. The process uses an overall diol to dicarboxylic acid molar ratio of about 0.97 to about 1.2 and an incremental addition of... Agent: Louis N. Moreno Eastman Chemical Company

20070255016 - Spherical resin fine particle, method of producing spherical resin fine particle, and spacer for liquid crystal display device: This invention provides spherical resin fine particles, which, even when produced by a seed polymerization method, have a smooth surface, a process for producing the spherical resin fine particles, and a spacer for a liquid crystal display element which uses the spherical resin fine particles, has a smooth surface, and... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070255018 - Polymer production at supercritical conditions: This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting, under supercritical conditions, olefin monomers with a catalyst compound, an activator, optional comonomer, and optional hydrocarbon diluent or solvent.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070255017 - 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

20070255019 - Polymerization reactors with a by-pass line: The present invention discloses a slurry loop reactor having at least two loops (1, 2) and comprising a by-pass line (11) connecting two points (12, 13) of the same loop reactor by an alternate route having a different transit time than that of the main route, said by-pass line also... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255021 - Fluorinated transition metal catalysts and formation thereof: Supported catalyst systems, methods of forming the supported catalyst systems and polymerization processes including the supported catalyst systems are described herein. The methods generally include providing an inorganic support composition, wherein the inorganic support composition comprises aluminum, fluorine and silica and contacting the inorganic support composition with a transition metal... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255023 - Process for copolymer production using fluorinated transition metal catalysts: Copolymers and methods of forming copolymers are described herein. The methods generally include providing a transition metal compound represented by the formula [L]mM[A]n, wherein L is a bulky ligand including bis-indenyl, A is a leaving group, M is a transition metal and m and n are such that the total... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255022 - Fluorinated transition metal catalysts and formation thereof: Supported catalyst systems and methods of forming the same are generally described herein. The methods generally include providing an inorganic support composition, wherein the inorganic support composition includes a bonding sequence selected from Si—O—Al—F, F—Si—O—Al, F—Si—O—Al—F and combinations thereof and contacting the inorganic support composition with a transition metal compound... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255027 - Alkene-acrylate-norbornene terpolymer and method for preparing the same: In the method of preparing the alkene-acrylate-norbornene terpolymer of the present invention, the terpolymer may be prepared in the mild condition of low temperature and low pressure by using the Lewis acid so that the process is simple and the property of the terpolymer may be easily controlled. In addition,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070255025 - Process for polyolefin production using fluorinated transition metal catalyst: Supported catalyst systems, methods of forming polyolefins and the formed polymers are generally described herein. The methods generally include identifying desired polymer properties, providing a transition metal compound and selecting a support material capable of producing the desired polymer properties, wherein the support material includes a bonding sequence selected from... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255024 - Process for polyolefin production using fluorinated transition metal catalysts: Supported catalyst systems and methods of forming polyolefins are generally described herein. The polymerization methods generally include introducing an inorganic support material to a reaction zone, wherein the inorganic support material includes a bonding sequence selected from Si—O—Al—F, F—Si—O—Al, F—Si—O—Al—F and combinations thereof, introducing a transition metal compound to the... Agent: David J. Alexander

20070255026 - Process for polyolefin production using fluorinated transition metal catalysts having a low ph: Catalyst systems, polymers and methods of forming the same are described herein. The catalyst systems generally include an inorganic support material having a bonding sequence selected from Si—O—Al—F, F—Si—O—Al, F—Si—O—Al—F and combinations thereof, wherein the inorganic support material has an acid strength (pKa) of less than about 4.8 and a... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255028 - Fluorinated transition metal catalysts and formation thereof: Supported catalyst systems and methods of forming polymers are generally described herein. The polymerization processes generally include contacting an inorganic support composition with a fluorinating agent to form a fluorinated support, wherein the fluorinating agent includes an organofluorine compound having the formula R4nAlF3-n and wherein each R is independently selected... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070255029 - Method for preparing a diene elastomer: an alkylating agent comprising an allyl derivative of aluminum of formula R″nAlR′3-n, where R′ is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group or else a hydride, where R″ is an allyl group and where n is an integer inclusively between 1 and 3; and a halogen donor that belongs to the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070255030 - Molded article for clean room and method for producing same: Provided is a shaped article for clean rooms comprising a resin composition prepared by melt-kneading 100 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of from 60 to 200° C., from 1 to 150 parts by weight of a flexible copolymer (B) prepared by... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070255031 - Thermally stable low dielectric norbornene polymers with improved solubility and adhesion property: In Formula 1, R1, R2 and a are defined in this specification. The present invention provides insulating elements for multi-chip packages and antireflection films for the exposure process of semiconductor fabrication using said norbornene-based copolymers. Norbornene-based copolymers according to the present invention have low dielectric constant as well as high... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070255032 - Polyether-containing copolymer: Components a) and b) are present in amounts of from 30 to 90 mol-% and from 70 to 10 mol-%, respectively, and comonomer component a) is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, allylsulfonic acid, vinylsulfonic acid and a salt thereof or an... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070255033 - Polyethylene for injection moldings: Polyethylene which comprises ethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers of ethylene with 1-alkenes and has a molar mass distribution width Mw/Mn of from 3 to 30, a density of from 0.945 to 0.965 g/cm3, a weight average molar mass Mw of from 50 000 g/mol to 200 000 g/mol, a HLMI of... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.