Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 01/08

20080027152 - Fluorinated polymer blocks for pem applications: A fluorine-containing polymer segment includes at least one substituent for proton transfer that has one or more fluorine atoms. The fluorine-containing polymer segment is useful for forming hydrophilic polymer blocks that are used in block copolymers. Block copolymers useful for fuel cell applications incorporate the hydrophilic polymer blocks formed from... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080027153 - Method of making macroporous cation exchange resins: Methods of making macroporous cation exchange resins are described. The macroporous cation exchange resins are in the form of particles such as beads that contain a hydrophilic, crosslinked, (meth)acrylic-type polymeric material. The macroporous cation exchange resins are prepared using an inverse suspension polymerization process in the presence of a water... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080027151 - Polymer blocks for pem applications: Block copolymer that can be formed into an ion-conductive membrane are provided. The block copolymer of the invention includes a first polymer block and a second polymer block attached to the first polymer block. The second polymer block has a main polymer chain and one or more side chains extending... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080021124 - Plug-flow regeneration process: A process for the regeneration of loaded ion-exchange resin comprising (a) providing loaded resin for regeneration; (b) providing first stage and third stage regenerant suitable for regenerating loaded resin; (c) providing a plurality of regeneration vessels; (d) filling a regeneration vessel with a desired amount of the loaded resin before... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080021125 - Emulsion composition for silicone rubber sponge, process for producing the same, and process for producing silicone rubber sponge: A silicone rubber sponge emulsion composition comprising (A) (a) a liquid diorganopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, or a paste-like mixture of (a) a liquid diorganopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and (d) a reinforcing filler, (b) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080015269 - Hybrid polymer light-emitting devices: A salt is provided comprised of a polyionic conjugated polymer comprising a plurality of first charges; and a plurality of counterions, each of said plurality comprising a charged moiety electronically linked to at least one charge-distributing moiety, said charged moiety having a charge opposite in sign to that of the... Agent: Robert Berliner Berliner & Associates

20080015268 - Hydrogen cyano fullerene containing proton conducting membranes: The components of and a proton conducting membrane (PCM) produced from a host polymer and an attached or physically blended in hydrogen cyano fullerene proton-source agent, with the physical blending of the host polymer and hydrogen cyano fullerene further promoted by a poly(ethylene oxide) attached fullerene mixing agent.... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080015270 - Vulcanized rubber molded product, method of producing the same, and use of the molded product: The present invention provides a vulcanized foamed rubber molded product which has surface smoothness equal to or higher than that of a non-foamed vulcanized rubber molded product, has excellent mechanical strength properties, compression set resistance and abrasion resistance and a non-foamed vulcanized rubber molded product which is superior in surface... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080015271 - Fatty acid pharmaceutical foam: The present invention provides a foamable composition comprising water and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent comprises a fatty acid. The composition may further comprise a pharmaceutically active agent. The composition of the invention is also useful for the treatment of a dermatological disorder in a mammal by the... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20080015272 - Polyurethane foam: Polyurethane foam is made by reacting an isocyanate with a polyol and foam forming ingredients in the presence of a reactive double bond component, particularly an acrylate, to give a foamed body which is subjected to radical initiated cross-linking with the reactive double bond component. In one embodiment the foam-formation... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080015273 - N,n,n,'-trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether and its derivatives as catalysts for polyurethanes: The present invention provides compounds produced by the reaction of glycidyl ethers and glycidyl esters with ether compounds including N,N,N′-trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether. N,N,N′-trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether and its derivatives can be used as polyurethane catalysts.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080015274 - Stabilized carbanions as trimerization catalysts: The present invention provides trimerization catalyst compositions having at least one carbanion compound and methods to produce a polyisocyanurate/polyurethane foam using such trimerization catalyst compositions.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080015275 - Foamed isocyanate-based polymer having improved hardness properties and process for production thereof: The invention relates to the surprising and unexpected discovery that a sub-group of phenolic resins (i.e., those which are substantially completely free of ether moieties) is particularly advantageous to confer load building properties to an isocyanate-based foam (e.g., a polyurethane foam). Indeed, its possible to utilize the sub-group of phenolic... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080009555 - Non-agglomerating mixed bed ion exchangers: The invention relates to a process for producing non-agglomerating mixed bed ion exchangers or mixed bed components.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080009556 - Energy absorbing padding for sports application: A method of producing a viscoelastic polyurethane foam coating in which a polyisocyanate is reacted with a polyol to form a prepolymer. The prepolymer is reacted with a polyol having at least one pendant carboxylic acid group to form a prepolymer with a pendant carboxylic acid group. The prepolymer with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC