Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 05/08

20080125543 - Cationic block copolymers: The invention relates to cationic block copolymers of formula A(-X-B)n, wherein A represents a hydrophilic polymer, B represents polyethyleneimine (PEI), X represents a bridge, n represents 1-200. The invention also relates to methods for producing the inventive cationic block polymers and to their use e.g. as a tenside and for... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20080125544 - Lignophenol derivative, polymer, resin composition, and molded resin: wherein X1, X2 and X3 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, or an amide group; a and c each independently... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080125545 - Elastomer composition and pressure-sensitive adhesives made by using same: A process for the production of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided comprising (1) forming an elastomer composition by mixing in the form of a solution, 33.5 to 95% by weight of an aromatic vinyl-isoprene block copolymer (a) having two or more poly(aromatic vinyl) blocks, 0 to 47.5% by weight... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080125546 - Curable liquid resin optical fiber up jacket composition: The present invention provides a curable liquid resin composition which, when cured, exhibits excellent removability from an adjacent coating layer and is suitable as an optical fiber upjacket material. The curable liquid resin optical fiber upjacket composition comprising a urethane(meth)acrylate or a (meth)acrylate oligomer containing two or more (meth)acryloyl groups,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080125547 - Polyethylene resin compositions having low mi and high melt strengh: Ethylene polymer compositions comprising a high molecular weight high density polyethylene resin and a low density polyethylene resin are disclosed, where the polymer composition has a comparatively high melt strength for a given melt index. The compositions comprise from 25 to 99 percent by weight of the composition of a... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080125548 - Modified polytetrafluoethylene molded article and process for manufacture thereof: (wherein X is a perfluoroalkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a perfluoroalkoxyalkyl group containing 4 to 9 carbon atoms) and the heat of crystallization thereof is 18.0 to 25.0 J/g as measured using a differential scanning calorimeter, and the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded article has a heat of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080125549 - Coupling of living carbocationic polymers: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are, independently from one another, hydrogen, alkyl, or alkenyl, or two of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, together are alkylene or alkenylene, Z is CR7R8, R7 and R8 are, independently from one another, hydrogen or alkyl, and n is 0... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125550 - Composition curable with actinic energy ray and use thereof: In a cured product having a thickness of 60 μm obtained from an actinic energy ray-curable composition of the present invention, when a scratch mark is made at a vertical load of 235 mN using a diamond indenter with a tip diameter of 15 μm, the scratch mark is repaired... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080125551 - Polyester blends, methods of making, and articles formed therefrom: A composition, comprising a blend of 10 to 45 weight percent of a polyester selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(1,4-cyclohexyldimethylene cyclohexyl dicarboxylate), or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and 55 to 90 weight percent of a poly(ester-ether)copolymer, each based on the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080125552 - Low-viscosity microcapsule dispersions: c

20080119609 - Binder comprising a crosslinked polyanhydride grafted with a lower molecular weight anhydride: An improved curable formaldehyde-free binding composition is provided. Such curable composition comprises the reaction product of a polyanhydride and a polyol crosslinker and a lower molecular weight anhydride. Initially, the polyanhydride is modified through reaction with a polyol (e.g., a glycol or an alkanolamine) and subsequently is grafted with the... Agent: Johns Manville

20080119610 - Methods of making polymer blend compositions: Methods of making miscible and compatible immiscible polymer blends are disclosed. The polymer blends have a polyimide as a component. The miscible polymer blends have a single glass transition temperature. The compatible polymer blends have two glass transition temperatures.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080119608 - Dispersion spinning core-shell fluoropolymers: A process is disclosed for dispersion spinning non-melt-processible fluoropolymer fiber in which a mixture of an aqueous dispersion of non-melt-processible fluoropolymer particles and an aqueous solution of a matrix polymer is formed. The non-melt-processible fluoropolymer particles have an SSG of less than about 2.40 and comprise a core of high... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080119611 - Coating medium with at least one meltable polymer: The present invention concerns a coating medium with at least one meltable polymer. According to the invention provision is made that it contains 1 to 99 percent by weight of at least one amorphous poly-α-olefin and 99 to 1 percent by weight of at least one silane functional moisture-linking polymer.... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20080119612 - Water borne coating composition containing thiol functional compounds: The invention relates to a water borne coating composition comprising a) a polyol, b) a polyisocyanate crosslinker, and c) a thiol functional compound, wherein the molar ratio of isocyanate groups to thiol groups ranges between 1:0.0001 and 1:0.4. The invention further relates to the use of the coating composition, and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080119613 - Polyetheralkanolamine dispersants: The present invention provides water-soluble products formed by reacting a monofunctional, amine-terminated polyether with a glycidyl ether of a polyol, which products are useful as dispersants in end uses and formulations known to employ dispersants. The invention also provides processes which comprises reacting a monofunctional, amine-terminated polyether with a glycidyl... Agent: Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation

20080119614 - Modified chlorinated polypropylene, its preparation method and its blend for polyolefin: The present invention relates to a blend of polyolefin comprising a modified chlorinated polypropylene. This invention provides a blend of polyolefin comprising a novel amine modified chlorinated polypropylene capable of improving printability by promoting adhesion with ink when the ink is printed or coated on plastic products including film and... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080119615 - Polymer blend compositions: Thermoplastic compositions having miscible and compatible immiscible polymer blends are disclosed. The miscible polymer blends have a single glass transition temperature. The compatible polymer blends have two glass transition temperatures.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080119616 - Polyimide resin compositions: A thermoplastic composition comprises a polymer blend. The polymer blend comprises a first polyimide and a second polyimide. The first polyimide has repeating units derived from a first dianhydride and a first diamine. The second polyimide has repeating units derived from a second dianhydride and a second diamine. Either the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080119617 - Polycarbonate-polyester blends, methods of manufacture, and methods of use: wherein T is a residue derived from a C5-C7 cycloaliphatic or C7-C12 aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a chemical equivalent thereof, and D is a residue derived from a C6-C12 aromatic or C2-C12 aliphatic diol or a chemical equivalent thereof, provided that at least 50 mole percent of D is derived... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080119618 - Thermoplastic composition, method of manufacture thereof, and articles derived therefrom: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising a combination of 10 to 80 weight percent of a polyester, 5 to 50 weight percent of a polycarbonate, and 10 to 90 weight percent of a polyester-polycarbonate copolymer comprising, based on the total weight of the copolymer, 15 to 95 weight percent... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080119619 - Thermoplastic composition, method of making, and articles formed therefrom: wherein at least about 60 percent of the total number of R1 groups are a divalent C6-36 aromatic organic group, and the balance thereof are C1-36 aliphatic, C5-36 alicyclic, or C6-36 aromatic organic groups; and 0.03 to 5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the polymer component, of... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (lexan/cycoloy)

20080119620 - Curable composition: e

20080114123 - Polymeric compositions comprising at least one volume excluding polymer: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric substrate comprising at least one volume excluding polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides polymeric articles that are capable of acting as osmotic drivers. The articles are capable of maintaining a desired water balance by moving water in or out... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080114124 - Aqueous polymer dispersions: A process for producing an aqueous dispersion of at least two preformed polymers each at least partially modified by grafted addition polymers produced in a solution of the polymers, comprising the steps of i) providing a solution in organic carrier liquid of a first preformed polymer, consisting of diepoxy resin,... Agent: The Glidden Company

20080114125 - Methods for producing crosslinkable oligomers: A process for preparing crosslinkable oligomers comprising reacting at least one monomer having the structure: VHC═CHX, wherein more than 60% of such monomer or monomers has at least one crosslinkable functional moiety, and at least one monomer having the structure: WHC═CYZ at certain molar ratios and reaction conditions, in which... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080114126 - Curing rubber by hydrosilation: p

20080114127 - Method for producing branched polyphosphonates with narrow molecular weight distributions: Disclosed are new compositions consisting of branched polyphosphonates and specific additive compositions that exhibit superior resistance to degradation due to exposure to air, high temperature, moisture or combinations thereof. Also disclosed are polymer mixtures or blends comprising these branched polyphosphonates/additive compositions and commodity and engineering plastics and articles produced therefrom.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080114128 - Synthesis of copolymers in the form of a mikto star by controlled radical polymerization: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of copolymers in the form of a star comprising at least two types of polymer arms having a different chemical nature. The method comprises a radical polymerization phase for a composition comprising at least one cross-linking monomer, a free radical source,... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia

20080114129 - Polyamine-coated superabsorbent polymers: Polyamine-coated superabsorbent polymer particles having a reduced tendency to agglomerate and having improved permeability properties are disclosed. A method of producing the polyamine-coated particles using a polyammonium carbonate also is disclosed.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080114131 - Polyethylene melt blends for high density polyethylene applications: A polyethylene composition is provided that has a density of about 0.945 to about 0.960 g/cm3 and a melt flow index of about 0.1 to about 0.4. The composition is a melt blend of a linear low density polyethylene resin and/or a linear medium low density polyethylene resin, and a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080114130 - Resin composition for production of high tenacity slit film, monofilaments and fibers: A polymer blend comprising polypropylene and polyethylene, wherein an article formed from the polymer blend has a tenacity of from greater than 6.5 g/9000 m. A method of preparing a polymer blend comprising blending a high crystallinity polypropylene and a high density polyethylene, wherein polyethylene is present in an amount... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080114132 - Powder compositions comprising beta-hydroxyalkyl amides from the ring-opening of acidic compounds: The present invention provides powder compositions for making coatings or films comprising one or more film-forming polymer or resin and one or more β-hydroxyalkyl amide curing agent chosen from β-hydroxyalkyl amide curing agents made from the reaction of one or more lactone or lactide with one or more alkanolamine compound... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080114133 - Coating compositions: The present invention relates to novel compositions of oligocarbonate polyols and oligoester polyols and their use in coating compositions for the production of coatings, particularly scratch-resistant topcoats.... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080114134 - Process for crosslinking thermoplastic polymers with silanes employing peroxide blends, the resulting crosslinked thermoplastic polymer composition and articles made therefrom: wherein G1 is an olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally heteroatom-substituted with one or more oxygen and/or nitrogen atoms; R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and arenyl; each of X1 and X2 is independently a hydrolyzable group or alternatively each of X1 and X2 is a... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080108750 - Thermoplastic resin composition: An object of the present invention is to propose a novel thermoplastic resin composition having high impact resistance without degrading weather resistance even when the content of an impact modifier is small. A thermoplastic resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (a) and 0.5 to 20... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080108751 - Thermoplastic composition having low gloss and low temperature impact performance: A thermoplastic composition suitable for making articles having low gloss and good impact resistance at low temperatures is disclosed. The composition contains (A) 10 to 90 percent relative to the weight of the composition (pbw) of an aromatic (co)poly(ester)carbonate, (B) 10 to 90 pbw of first graft (co)polymer containing a... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080108752 - Block copolymers containing functional groups: The present invention provides a block copolymer of styrene and an unsaturated cyclic anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, a process for making a copolymer using controlled free radical polymerization in which certain parameters are adjusted to control the microstructure and molecular weight of the copolymer, and a method for using... Agent: Stephen S. Hodgson

20080108753 - Hxnbr-rubber as a cross-linking agent: The present invention relates to hydrogenated carboxylated nitrile-butadiene rubber (HXNBR), which contain molecularly dispersed triphenylphosphine, and which is useful as a cross-linking agent for elastomers, plastics and/or adhesive systems. The present invention also relates to products which are obtainable from the HXNBR having molecularly dispersed triphenylphosphine and elastomer, plastics and/or... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080108754 - Thermoplastic resin composition and molded body: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing (A) a resin mixture including (a-1) a polycarbonate resin in an amount of 45 to 97% by mass and (a-2) a fatty acid polyester in an amount of 55 to 3 % by mass, and (B) a rubber-like elastomer in an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080108755 - Microgel-containing composition: The present invention relates to a composition containing thermoplastic materials and crosslinked microgels that have not been crosslinked by high-energy radiation, to a process for its preparation, to its use in the production of thermoplastically processable molded articles, and to molded articles produced from the composition.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080108756 - Process for producing high quality ionomers: A reactive extrusion process for producing an ionomer is disclosed. The process comprising adding a polymer containing a carboxyl functionality to an extruder, then homogenously melting the polymer in a melting zone of the extruder. A first melt seal zone of the extruder is formed to separate the melting zone... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080108757 - Thermoplastic resin composition, a solar cell sealing sheet, and a solar cell: r

20080108758 - Thermoplastic elastomer blend: A thermoplastic elastomer blend, which comprises 15 to 85% by weight of a cross-linked acrylic rubber-dispersed polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer, and 85 to 15% by weight of a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, or which comprises 20 to 90% by weight of a cross-linked acrylic rubber-dispersed polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer, and 80 to 10%... Agent: Michael S. Gzybowski Butzel Long, P.c.

20080108759 - Lactic acid polymers: The incorporation of units derived from isosorbide and from a polycarboxylic acid or anhydride thereof in a lactic acid polymer can result in a polymer having a higher glass transition temperature than would otherwise be achieved.... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080108760 - Active energy curable ink composition for multicoat printing: There is provided an active energy curable composition which is suitable as an ink composition for multicoat printing such as multi-color coating. The active energy curable ink composition for multicoat printing comprises (A) a urethane compound comprising a reaction product of a polyol component with a polyisocyanate component having no... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080108761 - Epoxy resin composition for fiber reinforced composite material, a production method for fiber reinforced composite material, and a fiber reinforced composite material: An embodiment of the invention relates to an epoxy resin composition for fiber reinforced composite material having an epoxy resin that is liquid at room temperature (component 1), aromatic polyamine that is liquid at room temperature (component 2) and diaminodiphenylsulfone (component 3). The proportion of component (1) relative to the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080108762 - Coating composition comprising a vinyl modified alkyd resin: Coating composition comprising an alkyd having at least 20% by weight of vinylic building blocks and having an oil length below 65%. The weight ratio non-vinylic:vinylic groups is between 1:1 and 4:1, preferably between 1.5:1 and 3:1. The vinylic groups include styrene and (meth)acrylate groups. The ratio of styrene:(meth)acrylate groups... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080103256 - Self-assembled lamellar microdomains and method of alignment: A method and associated structure. A substrate is provided. The substrate has an energetically neutral corrugated surface layer. A film is formed on the corrugated surface layer. The film includes a combination of a di-block copolymer and a stiffening compound. The di-block copolymer includes lamellar microdomains of a first polymer... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080103255 - Method of use of a polyvinyl alcohol-based composition: A composition based on polyvinyl alcohol and a sulfonated ketone/formaldehyde condensate in the preferred mixing ratio of 1:1 as a further component, is provided as a fluid loss additive in mixtures containing hydraulic binders.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080103257 - Cleaning blade and image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus comprising a charging section, an exposure section, a developing section, a transfer section, a peeling section, a cleaning section including a cleaning blade, and a fixing section, the cleaning blade is composed by dispersing 15 parts by weight through 33 parts by weight of fluorine... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080103258 - Thermoplastic olefin polymer blend and adhesive films made therefrom: Blend an ethylene/alkyl acrylate copolymer and an ethylene/α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer in a weight ratio of more than 1:1 and convert the blend to a film that has adhesive properties. The film is particularly suitable for use as an external adhesive layer in a multilayer film structure. Such multilayer... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080103259 - Masterbatch containing adhesive pmma and its use for the production of polyolefin films: The present invention relates to a masterbatch composition which contains a polyolefin base resin, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) pearls and a further polymeric compound obtained at least from olefinic monomers, olefinic monomers containing an ester functionality and olefinic monomers containing an ether functionality, as well as to the masterbatches obtained from this... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080103260 - Polyethylene compositions having improved printability: Polyethylene compositions having improved printability are provided. The compositions which are comprised of a polyethylene base resin, polyethylene glycol and polyethylene modified with carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid derivative functionality are melt blended under conditions of mixing and shear to increase their melt elasticity.... Agent: William A. Heidrich Equistar Chemicals, Lp

20080103261 - Process for producing modified conjugated diene based polymer, modified conjugated diene based polymer produced by the process, rubber composition, and tire: The invention provides a process for producing a modified conjugated diene based polymer which attains favorable interaction between a rubber component and carbon black and/or silica, thereby improving dispersibility of the fillers, and which exhibits excellent properties such as heat-buildup-suppressing performance, fracture characteristics, and wear resistance; a modified conjugated diene... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080103262 - Method for the production of packaging material sysems for technical and pharmaceutical individual dosing: A method for the production of packaging material systems for technical and pharmaceutical individual doses uses acid-catalyzed acetalization reaction of polyvinyl alcohol with vinyl alcohol copolymers (PVACL) produced with starch or starch derivatives in conjunction with destructuring agents. In the method, vinyl alcohol copolymers (PVCL) which contain water and which... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080103263 - Emulsifiable polyisocyanate: The present invention is to emulsifiable polyisocyanate compositions comprising the reaction product of (i) an aliphatic polyisocyanate and (ii) an emulsifier wherein the polyisocyanate comprises a mixture of two or more isomers of cis-1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, trans-1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, cis-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane or trans-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, with the proviso said isomeric mixture comprises at least about 5 weight... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080103264 - Use of polyetheresters for rotomolding: The present invention discloses the use in rotomolding or slush molding applications of a composition comprising a polyolefin, a processing aid and optionally a UV-stabilizer.... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080103266 - Method for laminating using special cross-linked carbodiimide groups: e

20080103265 - Microcapsule dispersions: The present invention relates to microcapsule dispersions comprising microcapsules in a hydrophobic solvent, wherein the microcapsules have a capsule core, comprising a water-soluble organic substance, and a capsule shell which is composed essentially of reaction products of polyisocyanates with polyfunctional amines, and also to a process for preparing them and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080103267 - Infrared transmissive thermoplastic composition: A thermoplastic composition comprises an aromatic polycarbonate; a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer; and a dye combination comprising a dark color dye, wherein the siloxane domains in the composition have an average domain size of between 15 and 45 nanometers, wherein a molded article having a thickness of 1.0 millimeters comprising the thermoplastic... Agent: Sabic - Cycoloy Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080103268 - Metal coordinating and film-forming materials: Film-forming materials include nonionic metal coordinating structures. Nonionic metal coordinating structures can coordinate metals, such as metal catalysts and metal substrates. Example film-forming materials can be the product of a poly-functional epoxide and a nucleophilic ligand having a nonionic metal coordinating structure, or the product of a poly-functional alcohol and... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080103269 - Metal coordinating and film-forming materials: A crosslinker for polymerizing a film-forming material including an alkyl or aromatic compound comprising at least two functional groups reactive with a film-forming resin and at least one pendent group having a nonionic metal coordinating structure. Coating compositions can include a film-forming material and the crosslinker. The coating compositions can... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080103270 - Core/shell type polyamine dendrimer compound: A core/shell type polyamine dendrimer compound comprising core regions formed of a dendrimer compound and shell regions formed by the reaction of at least one amine compound. A method for the production of the compound is also disclosed.... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.