Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 07/08

20080182913 - Method for regenerating basic anion-exchange resin: P

20080182914 - Porous membrane and recording medium comprising same: The present invention relates to a porous membrane wherein said porous membrane comprises a cured coating composition that comprised prior to curing at least one type of monomer wherein the miscibility of water with said monomer at 25° C. is between 2 weight % and 50 weight %, and a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080182915 - Method for emulsion polymerisation of olefins: Process for the emulsion polymerization of one or more olefins by preparing a catalyst by reacting a quinoid compound with a metal compound and a phosphine compound which is substituted by at least one polar radical; and subsequently (co)polymerizing said one or more olefins in water or in a solvent... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080176965 - Enhancing proton conductivity of proton exchange membranes: The proton conducting capability of a proton exchange membrane is improved where the polymeric membrane material has a continuous non-ionic phase which provides the molecular backbone of the membrane and ionic phase clusters which provide the basis for proton exchange when the membrane is infiltrated with water or the like.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080176966 - Graft polymer: This invention provides a novel graft polymer that has excellent proton conductivity, is capable of regulating hydrogen permeability, methanol permeability, and the like, and can serve as a starting material for a polymer electrolyte membrane, which facilitates moisture balance control and efficient operation of a fuel cell. A polymer electrolyte... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080176967 - Lightweight structural concrete provided with various wood properties: A lightweight structural concrete with screw-ability and nail-ability similar to wood is composed of a non-structural and ultra lightweight aggregate such as expanded perlite or a combination of expanded perlite and polystyrene beads of a particular size distribution and volume amount, entrained air cells of another specific size distribution and... Agent: Hung H. Bui

20080176968 - Blended polyolefin dispersions: Blended polyolefin dispersions, including: (A) a liquid; (B) an olefin-based polymer dispersed in the liquid, the dispersed olefin-based polymer having an average particle size ranging from 0.1 to 5 microns; and (C) an alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid-based polymer dispersed in the liquid, the dispersed alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid-based polymer having... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company Osha Liang

20080176969 - Thermally expandable material useful for reducing vibratioin transfer: A thermally expandable material is provided that, once expanded, has a Young's storage modulus E′ between 0.1 MPa and 1000 MPa, a loss factor of at least 0.3 (preferably, at least 1) and preferably a shear storage modulus G′ between 0.1 MPa and 500 MPa at a temperature between −10... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080176970 - Flexible polyurethane foam, process for its production, and seat for automobile using the flexible polyurethane foam: A flexible polyurethane foam obtainable by reacting a polyol composition with a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a catalyst, a blowing agent and a foam stabilizer, characterized in that the polyol composition comprises a high molecular weight polyoxyalkylene polyol (A1) and a polymer-dispersed polyol (A2) containing fine polymer particles... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080176971 - Extruded propylene resin foam: An object of the present invention is to provide an extruded propylene-based resin foam in which a average diameter of cells therein can be reduced while a high expansion ratio remains high, thereby providing an excellent insulation efficiency. The extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is extruded... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080171798 - Benzimidazole-substituted polybezimidazoles as initial material for producing proton-conducting membranes: The invention relates to application of benzimidazole-substituted polybenizimidazole polymers as initial material for preparing proton-conductive membranes, preferably used in high-temperature fuel cells. Detail methods are provided, comprising the steps of obtaining the polymers, preparing film containing the polymer, doping the film with predetermined acid, thereby forming a proton-conductive membrane with... Agent: Limited Liability Company 'united Research And Development Centre'

20080171799 - Synthesis of polymer foam using sonic energy: A process for synthesizing polymer foam. Polymer foams can be created through the direct mixing of chemicals. Prior research has shown that greater uniformity can be created by physically mixing the components of the foam before and during the foaming process. This invention covers the creation of polymer foam utilizing... Agent: Lindsay Redmond

20080167392 - Novel electrolytes for fuel cell electrodes: Improved polymer-based materials are described, for example for use as an electrode binder in a fuel cell. A fuel cell according to an example of the present invention comprises a first electrode including a catalyst and an electrode binder, a second electrode, and an electrolyte located between the first electrode... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080167393 - Antistatic treatment of expandable polystryrene: The invention relates to a process for producing antistatically treated, expandable styrene polymers, in which a styrene polymer melt is admixed with from 0.05 to 6% by weight of an antistatic and a blowing agent, extruded through a die and pelletized.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080167394 - Process for the preparation of pipa polyols for the production of highly elastic flexible polyurethane foams: The present invention relates to PIPA polyols, to a process for the preparation of these PIPA polyols, and to a process for the production of highly elastic flexible polyurethane foams from these PIPA polyols.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080161429 - Process for producing re-dispersable particles of highly fluorinated polymer: A process for producing flowable and liquid dispersable particles of a highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer is provided in which a dispersion of a highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer in a liquid comprised of at least 10 wt % of an organic liquid is provided, atomized to produce droplets, and... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080161430 - Room temperature crosslinked foam: Foams for filling cavities and crevasses and for forming foamed products are provided. The latex foam may include an A-side containing a functionalized latex and a B-side that contains a crosslinking agent and optionally a non-functionalized latex. The A- and/or B-side contain a blowing agent package or components forming the... Agent: Owens Corning

20080161431 - Room temperature crosslinked foam: Foams for filling cavities and crevasses and for forming foamed products are provided. The latex foam may include an A-side containing a functionalized latex and a B-side that contains a crosslinking agent and optionally a non-functionalized latex. The A- and/or B-side contain a blowing agent package or components forming the... Agent: Owens Corning

20080161432 - Room temperature crosslinked foam: Foams for filling cavities and crevasses and for forming foamed products are provided. The latex foam may include an A-side containing a functionalized latex and a B-side that contains a crosslinking agent and optionally a non-functionalized latex. The A- and/or B-side contain a blowing agent package or components forming the... Agent: Owens Corning

20080161433 - Room temperature crosslinked foam: Foams for filling cavities and crevasses and for forming foamed products are provided. The latex foam may include an A-side containing a functionalized latex and a B-side that contains a crosslinking agent and optionally a non-functionalized latex. The A- and/or B-side contain a blowing agent package or components forming the... Agent: Owens Corning

20080161434 - Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials: Provided is a novel foam composition for preparing polyisocyanurate foam. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, poyisocyanate, blowing agent and talc filler component. The talc filler is loaded from 0.5 to 20 wt % based on the isocyanate reaction compound, preferably a polyol, and the average particle size of... Agent: Johns Manville

20080161435 - Extrusion of a foamable fluoropolymer: A process for making an extruded foamable composition is disclosed where the foamable composition includes a partially-crystalline melt processable perfluoropolymer and a foam nucleating package. The process makes a foamed product having uniform foam cell size at high speeds without loss of product quality.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080161436 - Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials containing mica filler: Provided is a novel foam composition for preparing polyisocyanurate foam. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, polyisocyanate, blowing agent and mica filler component. The mica filler is loaded from 0.5 to 20 wt % based on the isocyanate reaction compound, preferably a polyol, and the average particle size of... Agent: Johns Manville

20080161437 - Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials containing caco3 filler: Provided is a novel foam composition for preparing polyisocyanurate foam. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, polyisocyanate, blowing agent and calcium carbonate filler component. The filler is loaded from 0.5 to 20 wt % based on the isocyanate reactive compound, preferably a polyol, and the average particle size of... Agent: Johns Manville

20080161438 - Composition comprising copolyetherester elastomer: Disclosed is a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of an ethylene polymer, a thermoplastic elastomer, a crosslinking agent, and optionally a foaming agent wherein the ethylene polymer includes ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene, ethylene acid copolymer, ionomer of the acid copolymer, ethylene alkyl(meth)acrylate copolymer, or combinations of two... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080161439 - Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials: Provided is a novel polyisocyanurate foam composition. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, polyisocyanate and an aqueous polymer emulsion. The unique foam can be synthesized without a blowing agent. and provides a foam material that is economical but still exhibits excellent foam properties.... Agent: Johns Manville

20080161440 - Prepolymers and cellular polyisocyanate polyaddition products produced therefrom: o

20080161441 - Rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate castor oil based foams: Provided by the present invention is a rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam board product. The board product is comprised of a castor oil based rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam. Preferably, the board product is based on a polyol mixture of a highly functional castor oil and a polyester and/or polyether polyol.... Agent: Johns Manville

20080161442 - Process for producing porous spherical polyamide particle: Porous spherical particles of polyamide 11 or polyamide 12 can be produced by an industrially advantageous process which comprises the steps of mixing a polyamide solution of polyamide 11 or polyamide 12 dissolved in a phenol compound and a low molecular weight aliphatic alcohol which is a poor solvent for... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP