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

20080027174 - Starch-based coating composition: A starch-based coating composition that utilizes naturally derived biodegradable starch and exhibits excellent storage stability as an one-pack lacquer, and that can form coated films with superiority in terms of finished appearance, hardness, adhesion, chemical resistance and alkali resistance. The binder used is a resin (A) obtained by bonding a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080027175 - Novel poly(vinylester) copolymers and poly (vinylalcohol) copolymers and the use thereof: s

20080027173 - Elastomeric reactor blend compositions: Disclosed herein are various processes, including but not limited to a continuous process for making an elastomer composition having a Mooney Viscosity (ML (1+4) @125° C.) of from 16 to 180, the composition including a first polymer and a second polymer, the process comprising: polymerizing a first monomer system that... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20080027176 - Rubber composition and tire using same: The present invention provides a rubber composition capable of improving grip performance and abrasion resistance and a tire prepared by using the rubber composition. The rubber composition of the present invention comprises 0.5 to 150 parts by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane prepared from a conjugated diene polymer modified with hydroxyl... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080027177 - Polycarboxylic acid concrete admixture: The polycarboxylic acid concrete admixture of the present invention exhibits properties such as decreasing the concrete viscosity, improving the slump-retaining ability, and suppressing bleeding water, and is improved in the ability to cement compositions or the like. The above-mentioned polycarboxylic acid concrete admixture comprises a polycarboxylic acid polymer containing a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080027178 - Article comprising poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid): Disclosed are oriented films comprising toughened poly(hydroxy-alkanoic acid) resin compositions comprising poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) and an impact modifier comprising an ethylene copolymer made from monomers (a) ethylene; (b) one or more olefins of the formula CH2═C(R3)CO2R4, where R3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1-6 carbon atoms, such as methyl,... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080027179 - Bimodal acrylate psa for bonding low-energy and rough surfaces: process for preparing a polyacrylate having an at least bimodal molecular weight distribution, characterized by at least two maxima in the molar mass distribution curve, at points M1 and M2, with M1>M2, wherein a monomer mixture comprising at least one monomer type selected from the group of the acrylic esters... Agent: Mark D. Marin Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080027181 - Alkyl acrylate copolymer dispersants and uses thereof: A novel a polymer dispersant comprising an additive reaction product obtained by reacting a first monomer comprising a mixture of alkylacrylates of varying chain lengths with a second monomer comprising an olefinic carboxylic acylating agent under conditions effective for free radical polymerization of the first and second monomers to provide... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20080027180 - Water-absorbent polymer and process for producing the same: A water-absorbing resin has a polymer molecular chain in which 50 mol % or more of repeating units in the chain are carboxy group-containing units, wherein the carboxy group neutralization ratio in the central part of the resin is 60 mol % or more and the carboxy group neutralization ratio... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080027182 - Polymer additives with improved permanence and surface affinity: Novel stabilizers that are comprised of known polymer additive moieties chemically bound to hyperbranched and/or dendritic polymers or copolymers, and novel stabilizers comprised of known polymer additive moieties chemically bound to amphiphilic copolymers exhibit superior permanence in an organic substrate as well as high surface affinity.... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20080027183 - Method for obtaining coating compositions having reduced voc: Disclosed is a method of making reduced VOC polymers and coating compositions containing such polymers. Provided is a mixture (J) comprising a reactant mixture (a) of polymerizable components and a nonvolatile solvent (bnv) that (i) is not a crystalline solid at 25° C., (ii) is nonvolatile, (iii) comprises at least... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080027184 - Cleaning blade member: The present invention provides a cleaning blade member which can be excellently produced by molding and which exhibits small variation in physical properties with temperature, and excellent wear resistance. The cleaning blade member formed of a castable polyurethane member produced through hardening and molding a polyurethane composition containing at least... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080021154 - Polyether carbonate polyols made via double metal cyanide (dmc) catalysis: The present invention relates to a polyether carbonate polyol made by copolymerizing a starter molecule with carbon dioxide, at a pressure ranging from about 10 psia to about 2,000 psia, and an alkylene oxide, at a temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 190° C. and in the presence... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080021156 - Controlled compounding of thermoplastic polymer composition with barrier properties: The invention provides a method for compounding olefin resins with barrier resins to produce thermoplastic polymer blends that can be used to make molded or extruded articles having barrier properties to organic solvents.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080021157 - Polystyrene having improved color and methods of making same: A method of improving the color of a high impact polystyrene comprising preparing a reaction mixture comprising styrene, elastomer and at least one antioxidant, and introducing to the reaction mixture a color improving additive prior to the addition of any oxidizing agents to the reaction mixture. A high impact polystyrene... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080021158 - Welding material and fuel tank thereby welded: To provide a welding material for a fuel tank, which can be readily welded to a fuel tank made of a resin and maintain the welded strength even after being in contact with a fuel such as gasoline and yet is excellent in the long-term performance, a fuel tank attachment... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080021159 - Thermoplastic vulcanizates having improved adhesion to polar substrates: Thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions having good adhesion to unheated polar substrates include an amount of functionalized polyolefin that comprises greater than 80% of the total polyolefin of the TPV. The functional group may be an anhydride. Exemplary TPVs may further include polyamide, and an elastomer, which may include one or more... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080021155 - Methods for producing modified aromatic renewable materials and compositions thereof: Methods for producing modified renewable aromatic materials with lower softening temperatures and/or enhanced reactivity and compositions containing these modified aromatic products are provided.... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20080021160 - Elastomeric monoalkenyl arene-conjugated diene block copolymers: A styrene-isoprene block copolymer that includes at least two polymerized styrene blocks alternating with at least one polymerized isoprene block and has a spin bonding temperature that is below its degradation temperature.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080021161 - Golf ball material, golf ball and method for preparing golf ball material: The invention provides a golf ball material comprising components (A), (B) and (C): (A) a mixture of different masterbatches prepared by separately masterbatching two or more different metal ions (A1) or a masterbatch prepared by simultaneously masterbatching two or more different metal ions in itself (A2), (B) one or more... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080021162 - Modified styrene-maleic acid copolymer and use thereof: The present invent-on relates to a modified styrene-maleic acid copolymer obtained by reacting a carboxylic acid group in a styrene-maleic acid copolymer with a halogen and/or epoxy compound. The modified styrene-maleic acid copolymer is useful as a low profile additive for a thermosetting resin, a water-absorbing material, etc.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080021163 - Resin composition for adhesive sheet and adhesive sheet using the composition for flexible printed circuit board: The present invention provides a resin composition for an adhesive sheet, comprising an acrylic copolymer containing (A) an acrylate ester, methacrylate ester, or a mixture thereof, (B) acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, or a mixture thereof, and (C) an unsaturated carboxylic acid; an epoxy resin; and a curing agent, wherein the curing agent... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080021164 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition and shaped article: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprised of 20 to 95 wt % of a polyester resin (A) having a melt flow rate of 4 g/10 min to less than 20 g/10 min and 80 to 5 wt % of at least one type of rubber (B) selected from an acryl rubber... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080021165 - Fibres having elastic properties: Fibres exhibiting good elastic properties and made from a thermoplastic, elastomeric polyolefin composition comprising (percent by weight): (A) 10 to less than 50% of one or more crystalline propylene polymers selected from homopolymers of propylene and random interpolymers of propylene and one or more recurring units in amounts up to... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20080021166 - Light activated shape memory co-polymers: The present discovery uses monomers which contain reversible photo-crosslinkable groups in addition to primary polymerizable groups. The mechanical properties of these materials and the reversibility of the photo-activated shape memory effect demonstrate the effectiveness of using photo-irradiation to effect change in modulus and shape memory effect. In the preferred embodiment... Agent: Cornerstone Research Group, Inc.

20080021168 - Low molecular weight graft copolymers: Low molecular weight graft copolymer comprising a synthetic component formed from at least one or more olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers or salts thereof, and a natural component formed from a hydroxyl-containing natural moiety. The number average molecular weight of the graft copolymer is about 100,000 or less, and the... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20080021167 - Sulfonated graft copolymers: Sulfonated graft copolymer obtained by radical graft copolymerization of one or more synthetic monomers in the presence of hydroxyl-containing naturally derived materials. The graft copolymer includes 0.1 to 100 wt %, based on weight of the total synthetic monomers, of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having a sulfonic acid... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20080021169 - Polymer comprising amide and ester groups, method for production and use thereof: The invention relates to a method for the production of a polymer (P) comprising amide and ester groups, whereby, in a first step, a homo- or co-polymer (P1) of (meth)acrylic acid is reacted with a monohydroxy compound (E) at a temperature of up to 200° C., such that, in addition... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080021170 - Ink cartridge: An ink cartridge for an ink jet recording apparatus is formed by a material including an propylene homopolymer and a nucleating agent containing a specified organic phosphoric acid ester compound. The material advantageously contains a nucleating agent of from 0.01 to 1.0 part by mass with respect to 100 parts... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080021171 - Storage stable polymer-oligomer particles and their use in seed polymerisation: Storage stable polymer-oligomer particles with a high swelling capacity are produced by means of two-stage seed polymerisation in which the mole ratio between initiator and monomer is in the range from 0.07:1 to 0.01:1. These particles are used to produce polymer particles with a narrow size distribution by seed polymerisation.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080021172 - Functionalized poly(4-methyl-1-pentene): An olefin polymer having greater than 95 percent chain end unsaturation, where greater than 80 percent of said unsaturation comprises a 1,2-disubstituted olefinic unsaturation, especially polymers comprising in polymerized form 4-methyl-1-pentene and more especially highly isotactic polymers, a process of manufacture, methods to functionalize and articles formed therefrom.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080021173 - Epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition and cured product thereof:

20080021174 - Radiation-curable resin composition for shape-replication, sheet for shape-replication, and shape-replicated material: A radiation-curable resin composition for shape-replication of the present invention includes a polyester resin (R) whose number average molecular weight (Mn) is 1,000 to 8,000; and a polymerizable vinyl compound (V), wherein a temperature (T4), at which a complex viscosity (η*) of components excluding any solvent at a frequency of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080021175 - Compositions and methods for polymer composites: wherein Ar6, Ar7, and Ar8 are independently C2-C50 aromatic radicals; “b” is a number from 0 to 2; “d” is a number from 0 to 4; R3 and R4 are independently at each occurrence a halogen atom, a C1-C20 aliphatic radical, a C5-C20 cycloaliphatic radical, or a C2-C20 aromatic radical;... Agent: Sabic - 08cu - Ultem Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080021176 - Method of producing a uretonimine-modified isocyanate composition: A method produces a uretonimine-modified isocyanate composition having increased low-temperature tolerance. The method comprises providing a first polyisocyanate composition having two or more isocyanate groups and comprising 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and reacting the first polyisocyanate composition at a temperature of from about 90° C. to about 115° C. and in... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20080021177 - Miscible transparent blends of aromatic polycarbonates with polycarbonate polymers containing high-aspect ratio monomers: The present invention relates to a miscible transparent polymer blend, specifically, a polycarbonate blend which comprises homopolycarbonates and/or copolycarbonates. In particular, high aspect ratio monomers confer unique miscibility properties on polycarbonates. Miscible, transparent blends have been found to form from polycarbonate mixtures containing as components of the mixture (1) polycarbonates... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20080015312 - Polymer composition and film thereof: Disclosed is a polymer composition comprising a copolymer of propylene, a specific amount of α-olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms and optionally a specific amount of ethylene and a specific 1-butene homopolymer or copolymer having a melting point of not lower than 60° C. but lower than 125° C.,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080015313 - Method for improving extrusion surface smoothness in thermoplastic vulcanizates: Thermoplastic vulcanizates having improved physical properties, including extrusion surface roughness can be achieved by a method that includes a first processing step to form a fully cured TPV base, a cooling step wherein the fully cured TPV base is solidified and a second processing step which imparts improved physical properties... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080015314 - Ethylene/dicyclopentadiene copolymers and functionalized derivatives thereof: Also disclosed are processes for preparing and optionally further derivatizing ethylene/dicyclopentadiene copolymers having the characteristics hereinbefore described. Such processes comprise: a) contacting ethylene with a polymerization mixture comprising greater than about 4.0 molar dicyclopentadiene, in the presence of a selected activated cyclopentadienyl-fluorenyl metallocene catalyst bearing a substituent, preferably a methyl... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20080015315 - Novel polymers: The invention relates to novel crosslinkable copolymers which are obtainable by (a) copolymerizing at least two different hydrophilic monomers selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethyl acrylamide (DMA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), acrylic acid (AA) and a C1-C4-alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20080009584 - Water-soluble substrate with resistance to dissolution prior to being immersed in water: A water-soluble substrate, and more particularly a water-soluble substrate that is resistant to dissolution, and methods of making the same are disclosed. The water-soluble substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface. A coating is applied to, and substantially covers at least one of said first and second surfaces.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080009585 - Water-soluble substrate with resistance to dissolution prior to being immersed in water: A water-soluble substrate, and more particularly a water-soluble substrate that is resistant to contact with small amounts of water, and methods of making the same are disclosed. At least one of the substrate's surfaces comprises first discrete zones having a water-solubility which is less than the water-solubility of said water-soluble... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080009591 - Resin film for decorative sheet using thermoplastic elastomer and process for preparing the same: The present invention relates to a resin film for a decorative sheet containing a thermoplastic polyether-ester elastomer (TPE-E) resin as a thermoplastic elastomer resin and a process for preparing the same.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080009586 - Dispersions of olefin block copolymers: A dispersion and methods for forming a dispersion that includes a catalytic linear multi-block olefin interpolymer, and at least one dispersing agent, wherein the catalytic linear multi-block olefin interpolymer includes at least one hard segment and at least one soft segment is disclosed. Various applications of the dispersion are also... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080009587 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition: The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising (A) a block copolymer composition comprising a block copolymer (a) formed from at least two polymer blocks composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound and at least one polymer block composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound and a block copolymer... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080009588 - Production method of thermoplastic elastomer composition: e

20080009589 - Process for applying a streamable epoxy adhesive: The invention is a composition comprising applying to a substrate a stream of an adhesive comprising: one or more epoxy resins; one or more rubber modified epoxy resins; one or more toughening compositions comprising the reaction product of one or more isocyanate terminated prepolymers and one or more capping compounds... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080009590 - Process for preparing amino-functional siloxanes: e