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

20080071004 - Water-absorbing resin composition: A water-absorbing resin composition showing suppressed dusting of an antimicrobial agent and having an antimicrobial activity. A water-absorbing resin composition which contains a water-absorbing resin and an antimicrobial agent comprising an inorganic compound carrying an antimicrobial metal characterized by showing a dusting degree of 100 CPM or less. This water-absorbing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080071005 - Environment-friendly pollution-proof agent: The present invention relates to an environment friendly antifouling agent, and more particularly, to a novel antifouling agent which is harmless to environment, has antifouling activity against a broad spectrum of fouling organisms, can be extracted from nature, resulting in a reduction in production cost than the existing antifouling substances,... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080071006 - Solid, non-expanded, filled elastomeric molded parts and a process for the preparation thereof: The invention provides solid, non-expanded, filled, molded parts which comprise an elastomeric polyurethane. This invention is also directed to a process for the production of these molded parts to the use thereof.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080071007 - Aqueous ionically stablized dispersions: Ironically stabilized dispersions are described that are substantially free of steric stabilization of the pigment. These ionically stabilized dispersions are obtained from polymeric dispersants where the hydrophilic components are minimized. The dispersions can be utilized to prepare ink jet inks which when printed provide advantageous optical density and chroma. Inkjet... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080071008 - Toughened poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions: Disclosed is a toughened poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) resin composition comprising poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) and an impact modifier comprising a core/shell polymer that does not comprise a vinyl aromatic comonomer, having a refractive index not greater than 1.5; wherein the core comprises elastomer and the shell comprises non-elastomeric polymer. Also disclosed are packaging... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080071010 - Pigments with improved dispersibility: A method for preparing a pigment composition for a plastics colorant is disclosed. The pigment composition is prepared by mixing a press cake of the pigment with a liquid containing a selected type of dispersant before the resulting slurry is dried. Thus prepared pigment composition has improved dispersibility in a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro

20080071009 - Polystyrene containing masterbatch composition for poleyster modification: The present invention relates to masterbatches useful for modifying thermoplastic polyesters, in particular to masterbatches comprising dispersed chain coupling agents, such as for example dianhydrides and optionally a polyol branching agent. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the masterbatches, and to a method for modifying a polyester... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20080071011 - Aqueous resinous binders: Aqueous resinous binders comprising graft copolymers, water-dilutable urethane polyols and epoxy-phosphorus acid reaction products are disclosed. The binders are useful in primer formulations for automotive applications.... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Law Dept. - Intellectual Property

20080064784 - Molds for producing contact lenses: This invention describes molds made from alicyclic co-polymers that are useful in the production of contact lenses and methods for their use.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080064785 - Bi- or multi-modal particle size distribution to improve drag reduction polymer dissolution: The frictional pressure drop, or drag, of hydrocarbon fluids flowing through pipelines of various lengths is preferentially lowered by dissolving therein polymeric drag reducer suspensions exhibiting bi- or multimodal particle size distributions. Drag reducers having larger particle sizes dissolve more slowly than drag reducers having smaller particle sizes, and vice... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080064787 - Core-shell latex polymer comprising a crystalline polymer and method of preparing a core-shell latex polymer: Core-shell latex polymer is produced that includes a crystalline polymer. The core-shell latex polymer includes the crystalline polymer, a base monomer, a dispersing agent, an initiator and distilled water. The crystalline polymer serves as the core of the resulting polymer particle. The core-shell latex polymer including the crystalline polymer having... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080064786 - Crosslinked core/shell polymer particles: The present invention relates to crosslinked core/shell polymer particles containing a pigment which are usable in a water-based ink for ink-jet printing and exhibit excellent optical density and gloss and are prevented from suffering from occurrence of bronzing, wherein the polymer particles each include a core portion and a shell... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080064788 - High refractive index crystalline colloidal arrays materials and a process for making the same: Disclosed are a new composite material and a process for synthesizing highly charged, highly monodisperse, core-shell particles with high refractive index cores, as well as stable, long lasting crystalline colloidal arrays (CCAs) formed thereof. A preferred embodiment of the core particle can be highly monodisperse zinc sulfide (ZnS) particles and... Agent: Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP

20080064789 - Microencapsulated particles and process for manufacturing same: Microencapsulated particles having improved resistance to moisture and extended release capabilities are produced by microencapsulating the particles in a film-forming, cross-linked, hydrolyzed polymer.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080064790 - Process for preparing a silica suspension in a curable silicone in order to form elastomers: The invention concerns the preparation of a silica suspension in a silicon fluid, said suspension being used to produce silicon vulcanisable by polyaddition (RTV elastomers). The problem which the invention aims to solve is that of finding a technical compromise between the rheological and mechanical properties of the final RTV.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080064791 - Epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device: An epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin (B) a phenol resin, (C) a curing accelerator, (D) silica, and (E) alumina and/or aluminum hydroxide, wherein the amount of aluminum to the total amount of the epoxy resin composition is 0.25-5 wt % and 70 wt % or more of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080064792 - Flame retarding and thermosetting resin composition: The present invention relates to a flame-retarding thermosetting resin composition, which comprises at least one silicate-copolymerized composite as filler and can be used as mechanical, electrical and electronic parts, molded and/or packaging resin for semiconductor and so on, etc. By adding such silicate-copolymerized composite, the resin composition of the present... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080058442 - Two-step system for improved initial and final characteristics of a biomaterial: A two-step system for chemically bonded ceramic (CBC) materials, and especially a dental filling material or an implant material. The system includes an initial working part-system to provide for improved early-age properties and a second main system to provide for improved end-product properties including bioactivity. The systems interact chemically. The... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20080058443 - Dental materials having low polymerization shrinkage: The present invention relates to dental materials composed of calix[n]arenes and also to the use thereof for cements, composites, adhesives and coating materials in the dental field. The materials include (a) 0.5 to 90% by weight of at least one polymerizable calix[n]arene according to formula (I), (b) 0.01 to 5%... Agent: Friedrick Kueffner

20080058444 - Polymerization curable composition: A polymerization curable composition prepared by blending specific amounts of a photochromic compound and a specific light stabilizer such as bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate with monomer components including a specific bifunctional monomer having a structure that two phenylene groups are bonded together by a specific group, such as 2,2-bis(4-methacryloyloxypolyethoxyphenyl)propane, a polyfunctional polymerizable monomer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080058445 - Self-repairing, reinforced matrix materials: Self-repairing, fiber reinforced matrix materials include a matrix material including inorganic as well as organic matrices. Disposed within the matrix are hollow fibers having a selectively releasable modifying agent contained therein. The hollow fibers may be inorganic or organic and of any desired length, wall thickness or cross-sectional configuration. The... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC