Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 06/08

20080153939 - Enhanced oxygen-scavenging polymers, and packaging made therefrom: Oxygen-scavenging polymers and packaging for holding oxygen-sensitive products. A heat treatment process has been found to significantly increase the oxygen-scavenging performance of the polymer. The enhanced scavenging polymer can be effectively incorporated into various packaging, including transparent multilayer containers for beer and juice. In one embodiment, a multilayer package made... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080153940 - Biodegradable compositions and biodegradable articles made thereof: Biodegradable compositions and methods of making the compositions are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a biodegradable composition made from starting material comprising poly(lactic acid), co-polyester polymer with adipic acid compounded and one or more additives such as plasticizers, flow promoters, polymer processing aids, slip agents, viscosity... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080153941 - Biopolymer-based composition for a power and/or telecommunications cable: The present invention relates to a power and/or telecommunications cable including at least one component element made of a material extruded from an extrudable composition, wherein said extrudable composition comprises a biopolymer selected from polymers of cellulose ester, polymers of starch complexed with a biodegradable polyester, polymers of polyhydroxyalkanoate, and/or... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080146695 - Molding compositions: The present invention relates to molding compositions based on silane-terminated polyether derivatives, to a process for their preparation and to their use.... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080146696 - Methods for manufacturing copolymers having 1-methyl-2-methoxyethyl moieties and use of same: The copolymers include a hydrophobic monomer and an acryloyl or methacryloyl ester of a propylene glycol monomethyl ether, also referred to as 1-methyl-2-methoxyethyl acrylate (“MMOEA”). The combination of the hydrophobic monomer and the MMOEA monomer advantageously provides desired mechanical strength, biocompatibility, and drug permeability in the copolymers. The copolymers can... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080146697 - Polyester molding for use with a casing: By molding a biodegradable plastic material which is treated with a compound reactive to the active hydrogen in the biodegradable plastic material, a biodegradable plastic material and molding having long-term reliability are obtained.... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080146698 - Infrared solvent stripping process: A process for stripping chemically bonded spinning solvent from a solution-spun nonwoven web comprising the steps of providing a nonwoven web comprising solvent-laden polymeric fibers having average fiber diameters of less than about 1 micrometer, and transporting the nonwoven web through a solvent stripping zone wherein infrared radiation irradiates the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080146699 - Method and apparatus for producing an aqueous paint composition from a plurality of premixed compositions: The present invention is directed to the provision of premixed aqueous compositions which are used to provide a paint composition of varying finish characteristics at the point of sale. Thus, the merchant distributing the paint composition made from the subject premixed compositions need only maintain inventory of four compositions. The... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080139693 - Particulate water-absorbent resin composition and its production process: An object of the present invention is to provide a particulate water-absorbent resin composition and its production process, wherein the particulate water-absorbent resin composition is an enhanced one in both of the “liquid permeability” and “liquid-sucking-up property” (which have hitherto been antithetical physical properties) of the water-absorbent resin. As a... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20080139694 - Composite material for tissue repair: The present disclosure provides a biocompatible composite and method for its use in repairing tissue defects, including defects in cartilage. The biocompatible composite includes a fibrous polymeric component and a polymerizable agent, which is capable of forming the biocompatible composite in situ at the site of a tissue defect. In... Agent: Peter Deluca, Esq. Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080139695 - Use of mixtures based on pt and on compounds based on transition metals other than pt, for enhancing the arc-resistance properties of silicone elastomers: The invention concerns the use as additive for improving properties of resistance to arc tracking and arc erosion: of a mixture A, B or C formed by: concerning mixture A: A1: platinum; and A2: at least an inorganic compound A2.1 of a metal with several degrees of oxidation selected from... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080139696 - Drag reducing compositions and methods of manufacture and use: A drag reducing composition containing a finely divided solid polyolefin friction-reducing agent formed from mono olefins containing from 2 to 3 carbon atoms, a fatty acid suspending medium and a modifier which is an oxygenated polar organic compound containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, water or mixtures thereof.... Agent: C. James Bushman

20080139697 - Aggregated-particle composition: An object of the present invention is to provide a new coagulated particle composition that can be recovered as a coagulated particle composition having an extremely low fine particle content, an extremely low coarse particle content, and satisfactory powder properties such as blocking resistance and powder flowability, without deteriorating the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080139698 - Heat-resistant composite material: A high heat-resistant composite material which comprises a polymerizable composition comprising a bi-functional epoxy compound, a tri- or more-functional epoxy compound and a polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerization initiator comprises a sodium salt or potassium salt of mono- or poly-functional carboxylic acid, and a reinforcing fiber such as a carbon... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080139699 - Carbon-based material and method of producing the same, and composite material and method of producing the same: A method of producing a carbon-based material includes steps (a), (b) and (c). In the step (a), an elastomer and at least a first carbon material is mixed and the first carbon material is dispersed by applying a shear force to obtain a composite elastomer. In the step (b), the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080139700 - Methods for devolatilizing resin solutions and resins produced thereby: A method of continuously devolatilizing a liquefied material utilizing an extruder having a barrel in which is disposed a plurality of continuously driven intermeshing conveying screws that continuously advance a flow of the liquefied material from an extruder inlet to an extruder outlet. The material contains 10-60 percent gaseous volatiles.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080132602 - Medical devices containing oriented films of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers: Continuous processing methods for making absorbable polymeric films with one or more of the following properties: high toughness, low modulus, high tensile strength, and thickness less than 10 mm, more preferably less than 1 mm, and more preferably less than 100 μm, have been developed. In the preferred embodiment, the... Agent: Patrea L. Pabst Pabst Patent Group LLP

20080132603 - Polymerizable dental material based on methyl methacrylates and suitable for the production of plastics for dentures: n

20080132604 - Poly-(alpha-hydroxy acid) composition and method of producing molded article using the same: A poly-(α-hydroxy acid) composition including a poly-(α-hydroxy acid), and an amino acid, and a method of producing a molded article using the poly-(α-hydroxy acid) composition.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080132605 - All in one magnetized intermetallic compound and lubricating oil: This invention refers to a magnetized intermetallic compound which may be applied as a basic lubricating oil in order to create a high performance finished lubricating oil. Magnetizing the intermetallic compound will confer the ability to the finished lubricating oil to form a magnetic film on the external surface of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080132606 - Crackle finish powder compositions and coatings and films made therefrom: The present invention provides powder compositions that form films or coatings exhibiting a distressed effect having visible, natural looking color segregation. The compositions comprise film-forming component powders comprising one or more polymer or resin, one or more texturing agent, and a pigment or colorant component comprising one or more pigment... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080132607 - Molded plastic body and method for producing the same: The invention relates to a molded plastic body (1) which is produced from a cured reaction mixture (2). Said reaction mixture (2) is pourable in the non-cured state and comprises 50 to 90% by weight, based on the reaction mixture (2), of an inorganic particulate filler (3), a cross-linking agent... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20080132608 - Method of production of rubber composition for tire: A method for producing a rubber composition for a tire by compounding, at a first mixing step, into 50 parts by weight or more of 100 parts by weight of a diene-based rubber containing 50 parts by weight of natural rubber and/or synthetic polyisoprene rubber and 50 parts by weight... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain