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

20080153977 - Fluorocopolymers blends: A polymer blend including: (i) a fluoroolefin polymer prepared by a process, including contacting in a first reaction zone an initiator, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene, and optionally, at least one first ethylenically unsaturated comonomer capable of copolymerizing therewith, wherein contacting is carried out at a first temperature, pressure and length of time sufficient... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080153978 - Fluorocopolymers: p

20080153979 - Compositions containing, methods involving, and uses of non-natural amino acids and polypeptides: Disclosed herein are non-natural amino acids and polypeptides that include at least one non-natural amino acid, and methods for making such non-natural amino acids and polypeptides. The non-natural amino acids, by themselves or as a part of a polypeptide, can include a wide range of possible functionalities, but typical have... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20080153980 - Process for preparing nano-sized polymer particles: A process for preparing polymer particles, consisting of a latex polymer dispersion including particles of liquid dispersible starting polymer in a dispersion liquid and growing a polymer shell on the particles via a starve fed free radical polymerization process.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc.

20080153981 - Hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive for paper labels: A HMPSA is provided that preferably includes at least a) from 30 to 50% of a mixture of triblock and diblock styrenic copolymers having an overall styrene content comprised between 14 and 40%, b) from 40 to 55% of a tackifying resin with a softening temperature comprised between 70 and... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080153982 - Vinyl-thiocarbonate and polyol containing block copolymers: Block copolymers comprising polyols and/or siloxanes and vinyl-thiocarbonate blocks can be made by reacting a thiocarbonate compound such as a dithio- or trithiocarbonate with generally any hydroxyl-terminated polysiloxane via an esterification reaction. The polysiloxane can have a very wide number average molecular weight range and can be chain extended and/or... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20080153983 - Amphiphilic water-soluble alkoxylated polyalkylenimines with an internal polyethylene oxide block and an external polypropylene oxide block: o

20080153984 - Paintable thermoplastic compositions: Thermoplastic compositions which are painted (coated) have improved adhesion to the paint when these compositions comprise a hydrophilic polyether or polyester modified siloxane. These thermoplastic compositions are particularly suited for use with aqueous based paints, in uses such as automobile and appliance bodies and parts.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080153986 - Rubber composition and sealing material for plasma treatment device: A rubber composition includes (a) a cross linkable fluoro elastomer, (b) a reactive fluorine-containing compound (excluding the cross linkable fluoro elastomer (a)) having a divalent perfluoropolyether structure or divalent perfluoroalkylene structure and containing, in the terminal or a side chain thereof, two or more of alkenyl groups capable of conducting... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080153985 - Tire with a component made of a rubber composition comprised of a rubber having pendant hydroxyl groups and a nonsulfur containing silane: A tire with a rubber containing component compound of a copolymer rubber having pendant hydroxyl groups; and a non-sulfur containing silane.... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20080153987 - Surface-modified plexifilamentary structures, and compositions therefor: The present invention is concerned with flash-spinning a surface-modified structure such as a plexifilimentary yarn or a microcellular foam.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080153988 - Powder of a vinylpyrrolidone polymer and a process for production thereof: e

20080153989 - Process for controlling the scorch time (st) in the vulcanization of silicic acid-filled rubber blends: A process for controlling the scorch time (ST) in the vulcanization of vulcanizable blends containing a composition to be vulcanized, hydrophobized silicic acid and zinc oxide particles wherein the scorch time control is effected by the size and number of zinc oxide particles (amount). The process of the invention is... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080153990 - Cure system composition and a method for curing chlorinated elastomer compositions: The instant invention is an improved cure system composition and a method for curing chlorinated elastomer compositions. The cure system composition includes a polymercapto crosslinking agent; an inorganic base; and an onium salt. The onium salt has a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (I) and formula (II);... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080153991 - Method of making carbon nanotube patterned film or carbon nanotube composite using carbon nanotubes surface-modified with polymerizable moieties: Disclosed herein are methods of making a negative pattern of carbon nanotubes or a polymerized carbon nanotube composite having an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) by modifying the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes with polymerizable functional groups such as oxirane and anhydride groups and subjecting the surface-modified carbon nanotubes either to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080153992 - Process for the preparation of sioc-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers and their use: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers having (AB) repeat units, via reaction by methods known per se of polyetherdiols with a stoichiometric excess of α,ω-dihydropolydimethylsiloxanes, in the presence of one or more compounds of elements of main group 13 and/or of... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080153993 - Selfbonding enamels based on new polyester amide imides and polyester amides: wherein the resins of either component (A) and/or, if component (B) is contained in the composition, component (B) contain α-carboxy-β-oxocycloalkyl carboxylic acid amide groups the coatings of the selfbonding enamel have excellent adhesion to electrically conductive wires high sticking properties and high re-softening temperatures.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080153994 - Silylated polycarbonate polymers, method of making, and articles formed therefrom: wherein Ga and Gb are each independently C1-12 alkyl, —OSi(C1-12 alkyl)3, C1-12 arylalkyl, or —OSi(C1-12 arylalkyl)3; Za and Zb are each independently a straight or branched C2-18 alkylene, a C8-18 arylalkylene, or a C8-18 alkylarylene, Xa is a direct bond, a heteroatom-containing group, or a C1-18 organic group, and r... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (lexan/cycoloy)

20080153995 - Process for the preparation of sioc-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers and their use: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers having (AB) repeat units, via reaction of one or more polyetherdiols with a stoichiometric excess of α,ω-dihydropoly-dimethylsiloxanes and at least one tertiary amine as catalyst, which comprises, after completed reaction of the alcohol component, continuing... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080146733 - Hydrogenation catalyst composition and method for hydrogenation of conjugated diene polymer: P

20080146734 - Stimuli-responsive polymeric surface materials: A copolymer comprises a first monomer including a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic group linked to the hydrophilic group, and a second monomer polymerized to the first monomer. The hydrophobic group is oil-repellant. A receding contact angle of a low surface energy fluid on the copolymer is greater than an... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080146735 - Water-absorbent crosslinked polymers: Water-absorbent crosslinked polymers bearing acid groups, some or all of the acid groups being present as carboxylate groups having at least two different types of cations as counterions, processes for their preparation and mixtures of water-absorbent crosslinked polymers.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080146736 - Catalyst compositions comprising chain shuttling agents and the use thereof to produce golf ball compositions: The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer which comprises a polymer produced by a process wherein one or more monomers are contacted with a composition comprising the admixture or reaction product resulting from combining (A) a first olefin polymerization catalyst, (B) a second olefin... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080146737 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition: e

20080146738 - Rubber epoxy curatives and methods for use thereof: The present invention provides curatives for thermosetting adhesive compositions, methods of preparation and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to elastomeric epoxy curative compounds that can be used in thermosetting compounds, methods for preparing the curative compounds and epoxy compositions containing the curative compounds.... Agent: The Law Office Of Jane K. Babin, Professional Corporation

20080146739 - Method for producing blends consisting of polystyrene and of a cross-linked polyvinyl pyrrolidone having a reducid styrene residual monomer content: Process for removal of residual styrene monomers from polystyrene and from blends comprising water-insoluble, crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, via treatment with water, which comprises carrying out the treatment on a particulate solid blend.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080146740 - Process for the controlled increase in the molecular weight of polyethylenes: The invention relates to hydroxylamine esters and polymerizable compositions comprising these hydroxylamine esters and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or oligomer and methods for achieving a controlled increase in the molecular weight of polyethylene.... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

20080146741 - Method for producing polymer blends suited for use as filters: Process for production of polymer blends which are suitable as filter aids and are composed of polystyrene and of crosslinked water-insoluble polyvinylpyrrolidones via processing of the two components in an extruder, which comprises melting polystyrene in an extruder and then treating it with the polyvinylpyrrolidone, and adding, to the mixture... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080146742 - Functionalized esters, amides or urethanes of perfluorinated alcohols or amines as surface modifiers: The invention describes a composition comprising a) an organic material which is susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation, and b) at least one melt additive of a compound of the formula I R1 (I) R3 X R2 wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim 1. The compounds... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20080146743 - Copolymers containing nanoparticles: e

20080146744 - Method for doping a polymer: A method for forming a conjugated polymer which is doped by a dopant includes the steps of (a) adding a doping agent comprising a dopant moiety to a solution containing the conjugated polymer or a precursor thereof and, optionally, a second polymer, the dopant moiety being capable of bonding to... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080146745 - Polymers functionalized with protected oxime compounds: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing conjugated diene monomer by employing a lanthanide-based catalyst to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a protected oxime compound.... Agent: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080146746 - Amine salt compound of carboxylic acid having thermal dissociation portion and compounding agent for rubber vulcanization and rubber composition containing the same: wherein R represents an organic group selected from a C1 to C20 alkyl group, a C3 to C10 cycloalkyl group, a C6 to C20 aryl group and a C7 to C30 alkaryl group, R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C20 organic group which... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080146747 - Heat-activatable adhesive tape for flexible printed circuit board (fpcb) bondings: Heat-activatable adhesive substance comprised of: i) an acrylate-containing block copolymer in a proportion of 40 to 98% by weight, ii) one or more tackifying epoxy resins and/or novolak resins and/or phenolic resins in a proportion of 2 to 60% by weight, and iii) optionally a curing agent for cross-linking the... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080146748 - Polyurethane-modified alkyd resin dispersions: The invention relates to new aqueous polyurethane-modified alkyd resin dispersions, to their preparation and use as binders in paints and coatings.... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080146750 - Extenders for fluorochemical treatment of fibrous substrates: Non-fluorinated blocked polyurethanes are described as extenders and, particularly as textile auxiliaries, for use with fluorochemical polymers in treating substrates, for example fibrous substrates, such as textile fabrics or yams. The polyurethane is prepared by reacting a polyisocyanate, a blocking agent, and a non-fluorinated isocyanate reactive compound having an average... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080146749 - Thermoplastic polyurethanes: Thermoplastic polyurethanes are obtainable by reacting (a) isocyanates with (b1) polyesterdiols having a melting point greater than 150-C, (b2) polyetherdiols and/or polyesterdiols, each having a melting point of less than 150-C and a molecular weight of from 501 to 8 000 g/mol, and, if required, (c) diols having a molecular... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20080146751 - Method for the redistribution of polyorganosiloxanes: Linear hydroxy endblocked linear polyorganosiloxanes, linear chloro-endblocked polyorganosiloxanes, and mixtures thereof, are redistributed in a process by contacting the linear polyorganosiloxanes, with a diorganodichlorosilane having the formula R′2SiCl2, wherein R′ is an alkyl group containing 1-8 carbon atoms; in the presence of an aqueous hydrochloric acid catalyst; to form a... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20080139745 - Screw cap composition: A screw cap is disclosed comprising a composition based on a multimodal ethylene polymer having a standard density (SD) greater than 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2 of less than 10 g/10 min, said multimodal ethylene polymer comprising from 35 to 65 wt %, based on the total... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080139746 - Copolymers having zwitterionic moieties and dihydroxyphenyl moieties and medical devices coated with the copolymers: Copolymers are manufactured to include a zwitterionic monomer (e.g., methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine monomer), a dihydroxyphenyl derivatized monomer, and optionally one or more additional monomers. The dihydroxyphenyl derivatized monomer gives the copolymers excellent adhesion properties. Optional monomers include a cationic amino monomer, a hydrocarbon monomer, and/or a hydrophilic monomer. The copolymers are... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080139747 - Castable and high modulus acoustic dampening material: A dampening material is presented with a carboxy-terminated butadiene nitrile (CTBN) as a dampening element. The glass transition temperature of the CTBN is generally at room temperature. The material is a two-component system with micro-scale phase segregation. The CTBN is reacted into an epoxy resin at a high temperature and... Agent: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

20080139748 - Primer composition for coating: Disclosed is a primer composition for coating having excellent adhesion properties to a substrate and comprising a polyolefin resin or acrylic resin, without the use of a chlorine-containing compound, which primer composition essentially comprises a polymer (A) having at least a unit of a (meth)acrylic ester monomer (a) in which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080139749 - Copolymer: A multimodal copolymer of ethylene comprising at least (i) a lower molecular weight fraction of a copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer and (ii) a higher molecular weight fraction of a copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer, wherein said copolymer has a density below... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080139750 - Polyethylene molding composition for producing blown films having improved processability: The invention relates to a polyethylene molding composition having a multimodal molar mass distribution particularly suitable for blow molding films having a thickness in the range from 8 to 200 μm. The molding composition has a density at a temperature of 23° C. in the range from 0.953 to 0.960... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20080139751 - Screw cap composition: A screw cap is disclosed comprising a composition based on a multimodal ethylene polymer having a standard density (SD) greater than 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2 of less than 10 g/10 min, said multimodal ethylene polymer comprising from 35 to 65 wt %, based on the total... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080139752 - Flame retarded fibers and filaments and process of production therefor: A fiber or filament which is formed from ingredients comprising (a) at least one fiber-forming thermoplastic polymer and (b) at least one polybrominated anionic styrenic polymer is provided. The polybrominated anionic styrenic polymer has a bromine content of at least about 50 wt %, and a GPC weight average molecular... Agent: Albemarle Corporation

20080139753 - Highly reactive uretdione group-containing polyurethane compositions based on 1,4-diisocyanato-dicyclohexyl methane: The invention relates to polyurethane compositions which contain uretdione groups and are based on 1,4-diisocyanatocyclohexylmethane, particularly for polyurethane powder coating and adhesive compositions which can be cured at a low temperature, to a process for producing them, and to their use.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080139754 - Thermoplastic resin composition: e

20080139755 - Polyurea compound: A polyurea compound obtainable by reacting one or more polyisocyanates with one or more non-chiral mono-amines (I) and one or more chiral mono-amines (II) and co-precipitating the reaction products to form the polyurea compound, wherein 2-98 mole % of the mono-amines in the polyurea compound are chiral mono-amines. The invention... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080139756 - Surface-modified precipitated silicas: A surface-modified precipitated silica, useful as a matting agent, contains the silica having a polymer on a surface thereof. The surface-modified precipitated silica improves the transmission of a clear coating material, having a refractive index of nD20=1.4492 and containing 5% by weight of said silica, by at least 20%, in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080139757 - Thermosetting resin composition, thermosetting resin molding compound and cured product thereof: s

20080139758 - Polymerizable composition: A polymerizable epoxy compound composition containing an anionic polymerization initiator which can be easily produced, can attain a high polymerization rate and a high degree of polymerization, and can realize an epoxy polymer having properties unobtainable so far, an improvement in cured polymer properties, etc.; and a method of polymerizing... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080132640 - Ethylene polymerization process: A process for polymerizing ethylene is disclosed. The polymerization is performed in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system in two slurry reaction zones. Most of the polyethylene (70-95 wt. %) is produced in one of the zones, while a smaller fraction is produced in the other zone. The ratio... Agent: Lyondellbasell Industries

20080132641 - Thermoplastic molding composition having improved toughness at low temperatures and surface appearance: A thermoplastic molding composition containing polycarbonate, polyalkylene terephthalate and an elastomeric impact modifier is disclosed. The impact modifier that exhibits pH value of less than 7 and contains less than 500 ppm of sodium ions, is characterized in its core/shell morphology, where the core contains polymerized butadiene structural units and... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080132642 - Process for manufacturing a thermoplastic elastomeric material: A process for manufacturing a thermoplastic elastomeric material includes the following steps: surface treating a vulcanized rubber in a subdivided form in order to provide radically transferable atoms or groups on its surface; grafting at least one vinyl monomer to the surface treated vulcanized rubber in the presence of at... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080132643 - Epoxidation of olefin/diene copolymers using hydrogen peroxide: A process for preparing an epoxidized α-olefin/diene copolymer including the steps of contacting in a reaction medium a) copolymers of an α-olefin and a diene, which copolymers contain at least one double bond in each diene-derived co-monomer, with b) a hydrogen peroxide epoxidizing agent, in the presence of a perfluorinated... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080132644 - Elastomeric composition reinforced with a functionalized polyvinylaromatic filler: p

20080132645 - High melt strength thermoplastic elastomer composition: (ii) at least one thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) or a blend behaving as TPE, wherein the TPE or the blend are compatible with the polyolefin (i), and have a compression set below 50% at ambient temperature after 24 h compression (ASTM D395-03, “Compression Set under constant deflection in air”), wherein the... Agent: Kraton Polymers U.s. Llc

20080132646 - Acrylic polyol coating composition: This invention is directed to a coating composition comprising an coating composition comprising a crosslinkable composition and a crosslinking composition. The crosslinkable composition comprises an acrylic polyol wherein the acrylic polyol comprises at least 40 percent by weight of at least one linear or branched C8 or higher alkyl acrylate... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080132647 - Polymeric composition for seals and gaskets: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition which has an excellent combination of properties for use in making seals and gaskets for utilization in appliances, automotive applications, and building applications, such as window glazing gaskets. These polymeric compositions offer excellent dimensional stability, low compression set, outstanding sealing characteristics, low... Agent: Alvin T. Rockhill Patent Attorney

20080132648 - Process for improving the color quality in the preparation of polyoxyalkylene glycol dialkyl ethers in the presence of atmospheric oxygen: The present invention provides a process for converting free hydroxyl groups of polyoxyalkylene glycols and/or polyoxyalkylene glycol monoethers by reacting at least one polyoxyalkylene glycol or at least one polyoxyalkylene glycol monoether with a base, and then alkylating or acylating it with a halohydrocarbon or acid halide in the presence... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080132649 - Method of hydrogenating conjugated diene polymer, hydrogenation catalyst system, and compostion of basic, conjugated diene polymer: A process for hydrogenating a conjugated diene polymer wherein a conjugated diene polymer is hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst comprising a platinum group metal or its compound, and a basic compound. More specifically, (1) hydrogenation is conducted in a reaction system prepared by incorporating the catalyst and the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080132650 - Catalytic epoxidation and hydroxylation of olefin/diene copolymers: Epoxidation and hydroxylation generally increases the glass transition temperature, Tg, of these copolymers and imbues polarity which imparts oil resistance. Functionalization in this manner thus provides a different balance between properties, cost, and processing range, and can make the resulting functionalized polyolefin materials especially useful as oil resistant, thermally stable... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080132651 - Process for preparing trioxepane composition and use thereof in crosslinking polymers: Process to prepare a trioxepane compound of the following formula (1) comprising less than 3.5 wt % of dialkyl peroxide based on the total amount of peroxides, said process comprising the steps of reacting a glycol compound of the formula R3CHOH—CH2—C(CH3)2OH with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an acid... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080132652 - Water-soluble silicon-containing polymer, making method, coating composition, and coated article: A water-soluble silicon-containing polymer is provided comprising recurring units having formula (1) wherein 10≦m≦260, 1≦n≦100, X is an alkylene chain which may have an alkyl substituent, R is H, alkyl or acetyl, and “a”=1, 2 or 3. The polymer has more than one primary amino group per hydrolyzable silyl group,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080132653 - Coating composition: A coating composition comprises a fluoroelastomer composition and a diluent solvent consisting of a perfluoroalkyl-substituted aromatic compound and a perfluoro organic compound, the fluoroelastomer composition comprising (A) a linear perfluoropolyether compound, (B) a fluorinated organohydrogensiloxane, (C) a platinum catalyst, and (D) an organopolysiloxane containing an SiH group and an epoxy... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080132654 - Polymer containing polysiloxane processing aid and catalyst neutralizer: c