Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 09/08

20080234398 - Monodisperse weakly acidic cation exchangers: The present invention relates to a process for producing novel monodisperse cation exchangers of the poly(meth)acrylic acid type, the ion exchangers themselves, and also use thereof and to the use of intermediate products as supports for enzymes and the systems resulting therefrom as enzyme catalysts for the preparation of fuels... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080234399 - Process for the recycling of plastics: Process for recycling soluble or dispersible plastics from a waste product containing plastics by treatment with an organic solvent, concentrating the plastics solution thus obtained to more than 40 wt % of plastics, preconditioning the concentrated plastics solution to a pressure of at least 2 bar using a first pump... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080234400 - Method for producing foam plates: The invention relates to a process for producing foam moldings from prefoamed foam particles which have a polymer coating in a mold under pressure, wherein the polymer coating comprises an athermanous compound and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080234401 - Method of producing interconnected volumetric porosity in materials: A method to create interconnected porosity in materials that can be poured or injected into a cast. The process allows the arrangement of interconnected volumetric porosity to be directed in materials that are poured or injected into a cast. This process allows a manufacturer to tailor porosity with any size,... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080234402 - Polyisocyanurate rigid foam and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a catalyst system, in particular for rigid polyisocyanurate foams blown by means of formic acid, a process for producing them and the rigid polyisocyanurate foams which can be obtained by such a process.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080227875 - Compositions containing particles of highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer: Solid and liquid compositions containing particles of highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer having sulfonate functional groups with an ion exchange ratio of less than about 33. The compositions contain at least about 25% by weight of polymer particles having a particle size of about 2 nm to about 30 nm.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080227876 - Method for the modification of rubber and thermoplastic waste by means of grafting during a grinding process, and use of the rubber and thermoplastic waste modified in this way: A method produces polar-modified rubber and olefin thermoplastic waste by grafting during a grinding process, for treatment, usable as compatibility agents in various plastic blends and composites, without the disadvantages of known functionalized recycled plastics, particularly the mechanical characteristics that are insufficient for their use. The waste is simultaneously ground... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080227877 - Polyolefin foam: A polyolefin foam capable of absorbing high amounts of liquid comprises 30 to 94 wt % of a foamable polyolefin and 6 to 70 wt % of a particulate solid material.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080227878 - Trimer and allophanate modified isocyanates, a process for their production, foams comprising these modified isocyanates, and a process for the production of these foams: This invention relates to stable liquid, trimer and allophanate-modified isocyanates, a process for the production of these isocyanates, foams prepared from these isocyanates and a process for the production of these foams.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080227879 - Water-blown polyurethane foams and a process for their production: Water-blown polyurethane foams are made by reacting a polyisocyanate with a polyol component which includes at least one polyether polyol in the presence of water and a modified, non-fugitive amine catalyst.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080227880 - Porous body and filter: The present invention provides a molded porous body with very small air bubbles distributed therein as well as a filter using the porous body. The present invention is related to a porous body comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin and a thermoplastic resin other than the polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin, and having a specific... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080227881 - Cellulose acetate propionate film, process for producing cellulose acetate propionate film, optical compensation sheet, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: e

20080227882 - Multifunctional monomers containing bound poragens and polyarylene compositions therefrom: A compound (monomer) comprising i) one or more dienophile groups (A-functional groups), ii) one or more ring structures comprising two conjugated carbon-to-carbon double bonds and a leaving group L (B-functional groups), and iii) one or more chemically bound poragens, characterized in that the A-functional group of one monomer is capable... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080221228 - Process for the recycling of expanded polystyrene: The invention relates to an enhanced process for the recycling of expanded polystyrene. Said process essentially comprises the reduction in volume of expanded polystyrene by means of dissolution in a solvent, separation of the insoluble components, selective precipitation of the polystyrene with an anti-solvent, separation, drying and extrusion of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080221229 - Water-absorbing agent and production method thereof: To provide a water absorbing agent which is excellent in balance between absorbency and liquid permeability against pressure and is excellent in flowability at the time of moisture absorption. The water absorbing agent comprises water absorbent resin particles and an organic surface additive, wherein: the organic surface additive having (i)... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080221230 - Flame retardants for use in styrenic foams:

20080221231 - Porous bodies and method of production thereof: The invention provides a method for preparing water dispersible or water soluble porous bodies and the bodies themselves The bodies have an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry of at least about 3 ml/g and comprise a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing less than 10% by weight of a... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20080221232 - Articles containing silicone compositions and methods of making such articles: The disclosure is directed to a method of making a silicone composition includes mixing a silicone formulation in a mixing device and adding an in situ adhesion promoter to the mixing device. The disclosure is further directed to articles made from the above-mentioned silicone composition.... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080214684 - Process for dissolution of highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymers: Highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymers achieve dissolution in aqueous tetrahydrofuran at lower pressures and temperatures than in other solvents, with few or no side products being formed.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080214685 - Multibrached polymer and method for producing the same: wherein A represents an organic group having 3 or more branched chains, Xa represents a linking group containing any atom of Groups 14 to 16 in the Periodic Table, Y represents a functional group having a structure capable of having an active halogen atom, Q represents an arm moiety having... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080214686 - Process for production of zeolite film: A process for producing a zeolite membrane comprising a seed crystal forming step of placing, in a pressure-resistant vessel, a seeding sol containing silica, water and a structure-directing agent and a support in a state that the support is immersed in the seeding sol and heating the heat-resistant vessel to... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080214687 - Cross linking treatment of polymer membranes: Methods of forming a hydrophilic porous polymeric membrane which include preparing a porous polymeric membrane from a polymer blend which typically contains a hydrophobic non crosslinkable component (e.g. PVdF) and a component which is cross-linkable (for instance, PVP) and treating said porous polymeric membrane under cross linking conditions to produce... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080214688 - Silicone rubber sponge composition: A silicone rubber sponge composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane, (B) a non-cyano organic azo blowing agent which is thermally decomposable to cause thickening or curing of component (A), (C) an azodicarbonamide or dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine blowing agent, and (D) a curing agent is crosslinkable and expandable with atmospheric hot air. The composition... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080214689 - Manufacturing method and foaming manufacturing method of polymethyl methacrylate/silica composite material: A manufacturing method and a foaming manufacturing method of polymethyl methacrylate/silica composite material are disclosed. At first, synthesize silica by a sol-gel process. Then, prepare polymethyl methacrylate/silica composite material by bulk polymerization. At last, prepare polymethyl methacrylate/silica foam nanocomposite material from polymethyl methacrylate/silica composite material by a foaming method.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee