Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 01/09

20090030108 - Gel composition and method for producing same: A gel composition is provided, which in addition to being able to expect that various properties attributable to polyrotaxane will be retained, easily ensures stability, has superior shock absorbability and facilitates control of refractive index. The present invention provides a gel composition comprising a material having a network structure containing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090030109 - Dental composite restorative material: The present invention includes a dental restorative material for use in for example, class 1 & 2 posterior cavity restorations. The inventive material includes a modified BisGma resin. The invention also includes a method of restoring a damaged tooth that includes the application of bonding agent, applying energy such as... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20090030110 - Dental cement composition containing composite particles with grafted polyacidic polymer chains: (b) optionally deprotecting protected acidic groups, for forming composite particles with grafted polyacidic polymer chains.... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20090030111 - Architectural coating compositions containing silicone resins: An architectural coating composition is disclosed containing a silicone resin, an acrylic resin, a carrier, a pigment, a surfactant, and an optional additive. The silicone resin is a DT silicone resin, an MQ silicone resin, or an MTQ silicone resin. The carrier is water, a water compatible carrier, or a... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20090030112 - Biodegradable polymeric composition and method for producing a biodegradable polymeric composition: Biodegradable polymeric composition and method for producing a biodegradable polymeric composition, comprising poly(hydroxybutyrate) or copolymers thereof, a plasticizer obtained from a renewable source, a nucleant additive, a flow aid additive, and a thermal stabilizer additive. The process of obtention comprises the steps of mixing to a load of PHB or... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090030113 - Universal pigment preparations: The invention relates to new universal pigment preparations having very good thermal stability and weathering stability as virtually foam-free aqueous, solventborne, and solvent-free pigment preparations and to their use in aqueous, solventborne or solvent-free coating materials, such as paints, adhesives, inks, including printing inks, and for coloring plastics.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090030114 - Fluoropolymer emulsions: provided that i) the core composition comprises from about 20 to about 75% of the polymer; ii) when Rf1 or Rf2 has 4 carbons, R1 is CH3; and iii) when Rf3 has 2 or 3 carbons, R1 is CH3.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090030115 - Colored oxygen scavenging polymers: The present invention relates to a melt blend of a base polymer, an oxidizable organic polymer, a transition metal salt catalyst and a colorant that does not completely deactivate the catalyzed oxidation. A preferred colorant, yields in an article made from the polymer melt blend a Catalyst Deactivation Factor (CDF)... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20090023834 - Method for treating polypropylene textiles: P

20090023835 - High ion and metabolite flux lenses and materials: An exemplary embodiment provides a biocompatible polymer composition suitable for making intraocular lenses, especially posterior chamber phakic lenses, that includes a hydrogel having an equilibrium water content of less than about 55 wt. %. The hydrogel has a refractive index greater than about 1.41 and a sodium ion flux between... Agent: Alcon

20090023836 - Environmentally degradable polymeric composition and method for obtaining an environmentally degradable polymeric composition: The environmentally degradable polymeric composition is obtained from the biodegradable polymers poly (hydroxybutyrate)-PHB and copolymers thereof and poly (lactic acid)-PLA and, optionally, at least one of the additives defined by: plasticizer of natural origin, such as natural fibers; natural fillers; thermal stabilizer; nucleant; compatibilizer; surface treatment agent; and processing aid.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090023837 - Emulsion coagulant: An emulsion coagulant for coagulating a tire puncture sealant containing emulsion particles includes a mineral which induces aggregation of the emulsion particles by one or both of weakening of surface charge of the emulsion particles and formation of hydrogen bond between the mineral and the emulsion particles, and a gelation... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090023838 - Process for making water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable polymers: This invention is directed to a process for making solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent, which is such that it does not rupture when the polymers swell in a liquid, e.g., water or saline water. Hereto, the coating... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090023839 - Process for making fibrous structures: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090023840 - Latent catalyst for epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition, and semiconductor device: The present invention provides a latent catalyst for epoxy resin, comprising: a cation moiety having an activity of accelerating curing reaction of epoxy resin; and a silicate anion moiety of suppressing the curing reaction-accelerating activity. Also disclosed are an epoxy resin composition comprising the latent catalyst and a semiconductor device... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090018233 - Crosslink agents and dual radical cure polymer: A synthetic route to polymers comprised of at least two monomers each with a very different reactivity ratio by using a corresponding crosslink agent for each monomer. Novel crosslink agents are described that provide for the copolymerization of at least one hydrophilic monomer with at least one lens monomer typically... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090018234 - Dental cement: In order to decrease hydroscopic expansion of a resin-modified dental glass ionomer cement without losing high mechanical strength and adhesiveness to tooth structure and to lower a solubility, a dental cement consists of a liquid agent which includes a (meth)acrylate monomer having an acid group; a (meth)acrylate monomer having two... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090018235 - Environmentally degradable polymeric composition and process for obtaining an environmentally degradable polymeric composition: The present invention refers to a polymeric composition prepared from a biodegradable polymer defined by poly-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) or copolymers thereof, and at least one other biodegradable polymer, such as polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly (lactic acid) (PLA), so as to alter its structure, and further at least one additive of the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090018236 - Antihazing agent for noncrystalline cycloolefin resins, resin compositions, and optical elements: An antihazing agent for noncrystalline cycloolefin resins which can inhibit the hazing of the resins due to fine cracking caused by environmental change, particularly, environmental change from high temperature and humidity atmosphere to ordinary temperature and humidity atmosphere without losing the characteristics inherent in the resins to keep the transparency... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090018237 - Polylactic acid-containing resin composition and product molded therefrom: A polylactic acid-containing resin composition is provided which comprises 100 parts by mass of a resin containing 20 to 98 mass % of polymethyl methacrylate and 80 to 2 mass % of polylactic acid, and 1 to 100 parts by mass of an impact resistance improving material. The impact resistance... Agent: Christopher J Fildes Fildes & Outland

20090018238 - Method for producing rubber-filler master batch: [wherein M1 represents at least one selected from the group consisting of metals which are aluminum, magnesium, titanium, calcium and zirconium, oxides and hydroxides of the metals, hydrates thereof and carbonates of the metals, and n, x, y and z respectively represent an integer of 1 to 5, an integer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090018239 - Underfill adhesives: In accordance with the present invention, it has now been found that glycidyl epoxy resins containing substitution on the epoxide ring can be used with conventional epoxy curing agents and fluxing agents to produce underfill adhesives that are suitable for use with silver-based alloys. Owing to the structural similarity of... Agent: Loctite Corporation

20090012204 - Functionalization of polymers with reactive species having bond-stabilized decontamination activity: Functionalized polymers and methods of functionalizing polymers with reactive species having decontaminating activity, such as polyoxometalates and metal oxides. Covalent bonding of the reactive species to the polymer securely immobilizes the reactive species and stabilizes the decontaminating activity of the reactive species. Specifically, the covalent bonding of the reactive species... Agent: Streets & Steele

20090012205 - Transparent gel and contact lense from the same: A transparent gel is disclosed which has an interpenetrating polymer network of a copolymer containing a polysiloxane structure and a polycarbonate structure and a hydrophilic polymer obtained by polymerizing a hydrophilic monomer. The transparent gel is useful as a cultivation substrate, a container for storage and an ophthalmic material, comprising... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090012206 - Medical adhesives for surgery: The present invention relates to novel, rapidly curing adhesives based on hydrophilic polyisocyanate prepolymers for use in surgery.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090012207 - Use of coloured polymeric systems for medical or hygiene articles: Use of colored polymer systems having a color which is changeable in the case of a strain for indicating the stress state of hygiene or medical articles adjacent to the body.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090012208 - Medical device having a wetted hydrophilic coating: e

20090012209 - Dental compositions containing a surface-modified filler: The present invention features ionomer compositions containing a filler surface modified with a polyacid. The compositions can be used in a variety of dental and orthodontic applications, for example, as adhesives, cements, restoratives, coatings and sealants.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090012210 - Biodegradable and compostable composition having improved physical and chemical properties: The present application is generally directed to novel compositions and methods used to produce a biodegradable, starch-based, water-resistant article of manufacture. The teachings include a composition comprising a biodegradable fiber component in an amount ranging from about 5% to about 40% on a dry weight basis, starch component in an... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090012211 - Novel biodegradable nanocomposites: Biodegradable compositions of clay, diphosphates and biodegradable polymers are described. The diphosphates may be resorcinol diphosphate or bisphenol diphosphate. The biodegradable polymer may be a cellulose.... Agent: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke

20090012212 - Process for preparing polymer emulsions and polymers formed therefrom: A process for preparing multi-stage emulsion polymers is provided. The process is capable of producing multi-stage emulsion polymers having low dry-bulk density. These polymers are useful in coating compositions such as paints and paper coatings.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department