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

20080182937 - Poly(vinyl alcohol) composition comprising polyol: Disclosed are a composition, a process that can be used to produce the composition, and an article comprising or produced from the composition wherein the composition comprises or is produced from PVOH and a polyol ester plasticizer; the PVOH includes a PVOH homopolymer or copolymer; the polyol ester plasticizer includes... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080182938 - Toughened monofilaments: A method of forming a monofilament or a technical fiber for use in a press felt of a papermaking machine including the steps of selecting polyamide 66, selecting polyamide 6/66, blending and forming a monofilaments. An amount of polyamide selected by weight of approximately 60-95% of a total weight. An... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080182939 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition and method for producing the same: A thermoplastic elastomer composition of the invention, formed by dynamically crosslinking a polymer composition including a rubber and an olefinic resin and having an average particle size of rubber particles within a specific range, shows an excellent balance of mechanical properties such as flexibility and elastic recovery, and a moldability.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080182940 - Fibers and non-wovens prepared with propylene-based elastomers: A nonwoven fabric made from a composition comprising (a) a propylene-based elastomer characterized by including from about 5% to about 35% by weight units deriving from alpha-olefin and a heat of fusion, as determined by DSC, of less than 80 J/g, (b) a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer characterized by an MFR... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20080182941 - Polyolefin compositions: n

20080182942 - Method for modifying of composite resin: The present invention provides a method for modifying a composite resin, capable of efficiently obtaining a composite resin with the impact resistance or the like improved. A method for modifying a composite resin containing both an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin or either, and a carbon compound, wherein a... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080182943 - One-component curable electrical insulation coating: A one-component curable insulating coating composition comprises encapsulated catalysts and encapsulated curing agents mixed with an unsaturated resin. The encapsulated catalyst and/or curing agent is prevented from chemically contacting the resin until a cure temperature is achieved. The one-component coating composition has a shelf life that is equal to or... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080182944 - Formaldehyde free binders: New polyols; oligomers, and polymers made from the polyols; and binders made from the new polyols, oligomers, or polymers that can be used in binders, where the binders typically include one or more polyols, and a polyfunctional acid or a polyfunctional nitrile.... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute

20080182945 - Mixtures based on thermoplastic elastomers: The invention relates to a mixture comprising by weight, to give a total of 100%, 99-10% a polyamide block and polyether block copolymer (A) predominantly consisting of lauryl lactam radicals, 1-99% at least one type of polymer (B) selected from polyamides other than polyamide 12, copolyamides which do not consist... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20080182946 - Nanourea dispersions: The invention provides dispersions of nanoureas in non-aqueous dispersing media, a process for preparing them and their use.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080176997 - Surfactants and methods for using in emulsion polymerization reactions and polymer dispersions, and for stabilizing emulsion polymers and polymer dispersions: P

20080176998 - Copolymers of vinyl alcohol and itaconic acid for use in paper coatings: The present invention is a composition useful for coating the surface of paper wherein the coating composition is an aqueous solution comprising less than 40 wt % water and consisting essentially of a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer that is at least about 95% hydrolyzed, and a process for preparing the same.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080176999 - Styrene resin composition and process for producing the same: A styrene-based resin composition comprising (A) a styrene-based resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin other than styrene-based resins, (c1) a modified styrene-based polymer and (c2) a polycarbonate-based graft polymer.... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080177000 - Composition having improved adherence with an addition-curable material and composite article incorporating the composition: A composition and composite article have improved adherence with an addition-curable material. The composition and therefore the composite article, which includes at least one substrate formed from the composition, include a resin and an additive that is incorporated into the resin. The resin is organic and polymeric and free of... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080177001 - Curable compositions: c

20080177002 - Thermoplastic resin composition, optical film, and process for producing film: wherein at least one of R1 to R4 is a group represented by the formula (III), the remainder of R1 to R4 if any, and R5 and R6 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted) hydrocarbon group which may have a linkage containing a hetero atom, or... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080177003 - Process to form modified pigments: A method of forming a modified pigment comprising a pigment having attached at least one polymeric group is described. In one embodiment, a polymer, a pigment, a linking agent, and an optional activating agent are combined, and the linking agent is reacted with the polymer and the pigment to form... Agent: Michelle B. Lando, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20080177004 - Adhesive compositions for bonding and filling large assemblies: Adhesive composition for bonding and filling large assemblies, including a mixture of about 5 percent to about 75 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, about 0.5 percent to about 35 percent by weight of a polyester resin or vinyl ester resin, and about 20 percent to about 80 percent... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20080177005 - Phosphite composition and method for producing the same: There is provided a phosphite composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a phosphite represented by the formula (1) and 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an aliphatic hydrocarbon lubricant having a softening point or a melting point of not higher than 115° C., wherein the content of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080177006 - Paint composition, a painting and finishing method, and painted articles: The provision of a paint composition that affords a paint film of excellent acid rain resistance, contamination resistance, water resistance, weather resistance and painting workability, with particularly excellent resistance to vehicle wash damage; and a painting and finishing method, and painted articles. [Overcoming means] A paint composition, characterized in that... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080177007 - Acetaldehyde scavenger and polyester blend containing the same: An acetaldehyde scavenger includes: a polymerization product of at least one of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a carbon number from 8 to 16 and an ester derivative of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a diol compound having a carbon number from 3 to 15.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080177008 - Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers: Provided herein is a poly(ester amide) (PEA) polymer blend and a polymeric coating containing the PEA polymer blend. The PEA polymer blend has a Tg above the Tg of poly(ester amide benzyl ester) (PEA-Bz) or the Tg of poly(ester amide TEMPO). The PEA polymer blend can form a coating on... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080177009 - Lactic acid polymers: A blend of a multiply branched lactic acid polymer of one steric configuration with a linear lactic acid polymer of the opposite steric configuration has different and more useful properties than either component alone.... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080177010 - Reactive atmosphere for continuous and/or discontinuous solid phase polymerisation of polyester and method of application of said atmosphere: A reactive atmosphere or gaseous composition (A) applicable in processes for the continuous and/or discontinuous solid phase polymerisation of polyester in order to achieve molecular weight increase and, particularly, to be sent into contact with the polyester granules during the reaction step in aforesaid polymerisation processes, said reactive atmosphere (A)... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080177011 - Fibrous reinforcement for air suspension and air suspension: A fibrous reinforcement for an air suspension includes polyketone fibers. The fibrous reinforcement can improve the pressure resistance, the bending resistance, the peeling resistance between rubber/fiber, the fatigue resistance, and the durability of a rubber film of the air suspension. This reinforcement is formed from polyketone cords or composite fiber... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080171833 - Viscosity reducer for highly viscous polyols: Ring opening products of epoxides with fatty acid methyl esters with alkanols or water are eminently suitable as viscosity adjusters for high-viscosity polyols.... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20080171834 - Thermoplastic and nucleating agent compositions and methods: Certain thermoplastic additives that induce simultaneous good material properties and high nucleation efficacy are provided. Such additives include combinations of a phosphate salt and a dicarboxylate salt. This combination or blend may be provided in various ratios. A method for applying such a combination in a thermoplastic formulation is also... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080171835 - Method of sulfonation of polymer substrate to impart a hydrophilic layer in said substrate with improvement in at least one of anti-fog, anti-static, wettability, lubricity anti-microbial properties, and articles made thereby: A sulfonation method to treat a polymer substrate to provide a hydrophilic layer with an improvement in at least one of anti-fogging, anti-static, wettability, lubricity, anti-microbial and/or transparency properties. The articles formed thereby find excellent application in a wide range of areas.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080171836 - Biomimetic compounds and synthetic methods therefor: Synthesis methods for creating polymeric compounds comprising dihydroxyphenyl derivatives (DHPD), or DHPp i.e. polymers modified with DHPD, with desired surface active effects are described. The polymer backbone of DHPp has structural or performance features that can be tailored to control physical properties of DHPp, allowing it to be useful for... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080171837 - Postcrosslining of water absorbing polymers with cyclic carbamates and/or cyclic ureas: Disclosed is a process for postcrosslinking a water absorbing polymer by the polymer being treated with at least one postcrosslinker and postcrosslinked and dried during or after the treatment by raising the temperature, the at least one postcrosslinker being a cyclic carbamate or a cyclic urea, wherein the cyclic carbamate... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080167426 - Thermoplastic abs resin composition with improved impact resistance, dimensional stability and blow molding property: The thermoplastic ABS resin composition according to the present invention comprises (a) 2 to 25 parts by weight of a graft copolymer particle containing rubbers having a volume average particle diameter range from 0.05 μm to less than 0.18 μm; (b) 2 to 25 parts by weight of a graft... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080167427 - Brominated styrenic polymer compositions and processes for producing same: This invention provides a multimodal brominated anionic styrenic polymer composition. The composition is comprised of at least two brominated anionic styrenic polymer weight fractions which have different weight average molecular weights. Also provided by this invention are processes for producing multimodal brominated anionic styrenic polymer compositions.... Agent: Albemarle Corporation

20080167428 - Polyolefinic compositions having good whitening resistance: i

20080167429 - Nanoimprinting composition: The invention provides a nanoimprinting composition that has good heat resistance and with which a relief pattern that has been formed is not readily eliminated by heating. A relief pattern can be formed easily and efficiently in this nanoimprinting composition. This is accomplished by a nanoimprinting composition including a polyamic... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20080167430 - High-functionality highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonates and their preparation and use: High-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonates based on dialkyl or diaryl carbonates or phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene and on aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic, and aromatic diol or polyols, and their use for producing paint systems.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080167431 - Multi-component, waterborne coating compositions, related coatings and methods: Disclosed are multi-component waterborne coating compositions that include a first component and a second component which are mixed together prior to application of the composition to a substrate. The first component includes an aqueous dispersion of (i) a polycarbonate-polyurethane polymer, and (ii) an acrylic polyol having a number average molecular... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080167432 - Curable liquid resin composition: The invention aims to provide a curable liquid resin composition which produces a cured product having excellent surface slip characteristics and printability and has excellent liquid resin stability. This problem is solved by providing a curable liquid resin composition, comprising a silicone including an alkyl-modified siloxane unit and a polyether-modified... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080161492 - Two-phase, water-absorbent bioadhesive composition: An adhesive composition is provided that contains both a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase, wherein the hydrophobic phase is composed of a hydrophobic polymer composition and the hydrophilic phase is a water-absorbent blend of a hydrophilic polymer and a complementary oligomer capable of crosslinking the hydrophilic polymer through hydrogen... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20080161493 - Encapsulated mordant particle dispersion and method of preparing: The present invention discloses a method of making core-shell polymer particles, comprising forming a linking-group-containing polymer by derivatizing a hydroxy-group-containing polymer, comprising hydroxy groups on adjacent carbon atoms with a linking agent, that is a compound comprising both an aldehyde moiety and an amine moiety, wherein one or more acetal... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080161494 - Polycarbonate resin composition and plastic article: Disclosed herein are a polycarbonate resin composition and a plastic article produced from the resin composition. The polycarbonate resin composition includes about 85 to about 99 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin and about 1 to about 15 parts by weight of a core-shell graft copolymer, wherein the core-shell... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.a.

20080161495 - Method for generating free radical capable polymers using tin or silicon halide compounds: Provided is a method comprising reacting the anionic living end of a polymer with a compound selected from the group consisting of tin halides and silicon halides to produced a polymer with a homolytically cleavable group containing a Sn—C bond or a Si—C bond. An engineered plastic may then be... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080161496 - Adhesive composition: Adhesive compositions that include: a first component that includes a polymeric adhesive material that is a solid at room temperature; a second component that is a different material than the first component and is a solid at room temperature; and a third component that is a liquid at room temperature.... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080161497 - Bimodal polyethylene composition and articles made therefrom: The invention relates to a polyethylene composition with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and articles made therefrom, such as high topload blow moldings and transmission and distribution pipes. The composition comprises a low-molecular-weight (LMW) ethylene homopolymer component and a homogeneous, high-molecular-weight (HMW) ethylene interpolymer component, wherein the LMW component is... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080161498 - Polypropylene derivatives and preparation thereof: A polypropylene derivative is provided. The polypropylene derivative includes a reactive monomer grafted on polypropylene, with a grafting yield exceeding 5%. A method of preparing the polypropylene derivative is also disclosed. The method includes mixing a reactive monomer, polypropylene, and a compatibilizer in a twin screw extruder to prepare a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080161499 - Water swellable material: This invention relates to improved water-swellable material that can significantly withstand deformation by an external pressure, thus showing improved liquid handling properties. In particular, this invention relates to water-swellable material with an improved absorbent capacity/permeability balance. This invention also relates to a water-swellable material, comprising water-swellable polymers and elastomeric polymers,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080161500 - Process for preparing silicone containing polymers: A process for preparing silicone-containing polymers comprises free-radical polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated organic monomers in the presence of copper-free free-radical initiator and one or more polymerization regulators, wherein a polymerization regulator is a silicone which contains at least one aldehyde group.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080161503 - Composition comprising ethylene copolymer and polyamide: A composition and an article therewith are disclosed wherein the composition comprises or is a blend that comprises, consists essentially of, consists of, or is produced from, about 1 to about 40, or about 5 to about 35, about 10 to about 30, or about 10 to about 20 or... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080161501 - Method for generating free radical capable polymers using carbonyl-containing compounds: Provided is a method comprising reacting the anionic living end of a polymer that is end capped with a steric hindering compound with a carbonyl-containing compound to produce a polymer with a homolytically cleaveable group. An engineered plastic may then be produced by adding the polymer containing a homolytically cleavable... Agent: Chief Ip Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holdings, Inc.

20080161502 - Process for the production of cellulose/plastic composites: A process for the production of cellulose/plastic composites, characterized in that cellulose, more particularly wood, a plastic, more particularly polyvinyl chloride, a compatibilizer containing carboxylic anhydride groups, and a catalyst from the group of heteroaromatic compounds are combined, mixed together, preferably at a temperature in the range from 50° to... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20080161504 - Thixotropic reactive composition: The invention relates to reactive compositions containing at least one compound A that comprises at least two reactive groups selected among the group encompassing isocyanate, epoxide, alkoxysilane, and the mixtures thereof, and at least one polymeric thixotropic agent B which is produced by homopolymering a (meth)acrylate B1 or copolymerizing a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080161506 - Hydrolyzable group containing copolymers produced from reacting a glycidyl ester and/or ether with a polyol and the use of the copolymers in coating compositions: A copolymer and a process of making the copolymer are disclosed. The copolymer is produced from reacting a glycidyl ester and/or ether with a polyol comprising a functionality of at least 2 wherein at least 50% by weight of the copolymer comprises a minimum of 3n+X repeating units, wherein n... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080161505 - Method of manufacturing polyactic acid: c

20080161507 - Polyester-polycarbonate blends: A composition of matter comprising a thermoplastic resin composition derived from (i) about 20 weight percent to about 80 weight percent of a polyester derived from a diol comprising cyclohexane dimethanol and a diacid; (ii) about 5 weight percent to about 80 weight percent of a copolycarbonate derived from about... Agent: Sabic - O8cv - Cpp Sabic Innovative Plastics - Ip Legal

20080161508 - Polylactic acid base polymer composition, molding thereof and film: Poly(lactic acid) polymer compositions each contain an appropriate poly(lactic acid) polymer and a suitable plasticizer having a polyether and/or polyester segment in combination. The compositions exhibit satisfactory flexibility and show very small amount of the evaporation, migration and extraction (bleedout) of the plasticizer and losing transparency upon heating. The poly(lactic... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper Us LLP