Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 03/08

20080070999 - Alkylpolyglycosides useful as stabilizers for pur foams: The invention relates to polyurethane foam forming compositions which produce hydrophilicized polyurethane foams, in particular foams which are suitable as wound dressing foams. These compositions comprise (I) a polyurethane dispersion and (II) specific additives including one or more alkylpolyglycoside. The process of producing these foams comprises frothing and drying these... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080070998 - Foam production method: A foam production method including an irradiating step in which an active energy beam is irradiated onto a foamable composition containing an acid generating agent, which generates an acid, or a base generating agent, which generates a base, due to an action of an active energy beam, and containing a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080071000 - Poly(arylene ether) composition and article: A cured composition is prepared by curing a composition that includes an alkyl styrene and a low molecular weight, bifunctional poly(arylene ether). The curable composition can be prepared and processed at substantially lower temperatures than prior art poly(arylene ether) thermosets. The cured composition exhibits an improved balance of heat resistance,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (noryl)

20080064772 - Polymer particles and related articles: These polymer particles may be used via conventional means to produce an article and the article may be soaked in hot or cold water or steam can be applied to the article to introduce a desired amount of water into the particles in the article and than expanded via hot... Agent: Nova Chemicals Inc.

20080064774 - Stabilized extruded alkenyl aromatic polymer foams and processes for extruding stabilized alkenyl aromatic polymer foams: Prepare an extruded thermoplastic polymer foam having less 1000 parts per million, based on total polymer weight, of cations from water soluble salts that exist or form into a solid or glassy state that is less malleable than the thermoplastic polymer as the foamable composition exits an extrusion die during... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080064775 - Thermoplastic vibrational damper with constraining layer: A constrained layer damping structure is provided, including a panel to be damped, a constraining layer and a layer of foam vibration damping material sandwiched therebetween. In one embodiment, the foam vibration damping material is provided from a composition including 5-50 weight percent polyvinyl butyral, 2-20 weight percent plasticizer, 25-65... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080064776 - Microwave foam: c

20080064771 - Process for recycling fuel cell components containing precious metals: The invention relates to a process for recycling fuel cell components containing fluorine-containing and precious metal-containing constituents: in this process, the fluorine-containing constituents are separated off from the precious metal-containing constituents by treatment with a medium present in the supercritical state. Preference is given to using water as supercritical medium.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080064773 - Aerated gluten polymeric composition: The present invention relates to methods for producing an aerated polymeric composition or aerated polymeric pet chew and the resultant product. The aerated pet chew includes a dry blend, a leavening agent, and a plasticizing slurry. The dry blend includes an amount of protein polymer.... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20080064777 - Blowing agent, process for preparing rigid polyurethane foam or polyisocyanurate foam, and foam prepared thereby: In the present invention, a rigid polyurethane foam or polyisocyanurate foam is prepared by mixing an isocyanate with a premix of a polyol, a blowing agent, a reaction catalyst, a foam stabilizer and other additives, in which 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane is used as the blowing agent in combination with a vapor pressure... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080064778 - Process for producing rigid polyurethane foam: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a rigid polyurethane foam for a heat insulation material that satisfies performance required for practical use, such as a low thermal conductivity over a long period, and excellent adhesiveness and excellent dimensional stability under a low temperature environment. The manufacturing method of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080064779 - Method for producing polyether alcohols and polyurethanes: Process for the preparation of polyether alcohols, wherein the alkoxylation is carried out in the presence of sheet silicates.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080058435 - Halogen-fere flame-retarded polymer foams: H, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C15-alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C15-alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C3-C8-cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C18-aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C7-C30-alkylaryl, or the hydrolysis product or metal salt of a phosphorus compound of the general formula (I), and processes for their production.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080058436 - Rigid polyurethane foams with low thermal conductivity and a process for their production: Rigid closed-cell polyurethane foams with low k-factors are produced by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an amine-based polyether polyol and a polyester polyol in the presence of a catalyst and a hydrofluorocarbon blowing agent, preferably, HFC-245fa. It is preferred that no water be added to the reaction mixture.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080058437 - Inherently open-celled polypropylene foam with large cell size: Foam a polymer blend of (a) a high melt strength polypropylene (HMS PP); (b) a linear or substantially linear polypropylene that has a melting point within ten degrees Celsius of (a), a melt flow rate that is significantly different than (a) and that is miscible with (a); and, optionally, (c)... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company