Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 02/09

20090054605 - Apparatus and method for polymer synthesis using arrays: A polymer synthesis apparatus (20) for building a polymer chain including a head assembly (21) having an array of nozzles (22) with each nozzle coupled to a reservoir (23) of liquid reagent (24), and a base assembly (25) having an array of reaction wells (26). A transport mechanism (27) aligns... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090054606 - Catalyst compostions and polyolefins for extrusion coating applications: This invention relates to the field of olefin polymerization catalyst compositions, and methods for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins, including polymerization methods using a supported catalyst composition. In one aspect, the present invention encompasses a catalyst composition comprising the contact product of a first metallocene compound, a second metallocene... Agent: Merchant & Gould Chevron Phillips

20090054607 - Transition metal complex, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and process for producing olefin polymer with the same: R1 to R9, R20, and R30 are the same or different and each represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; and X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl group, etc., and an intermediate product thereof,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090054608 - Process for preparing crystalline ethylene (co) polymers: A process for preparing crystalline ethylene (co)polymers comprising (co)polymerizing ethylene in the presence of carried out in the presence catalyst system comprising (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, ORI groups, where RI is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group optionally containing heteroatoms, having ORI/Ti molar ratio of at least... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20090054609 - Process for the preparation of unsymmetric bis(imino) compounds: Process for the preparation of monoimine compounds, wherein a dicarbonyl compound is reacted in an aliphatic, non-aromatic solvent with aniline. Monoimine compounds having electron-withdrawing substituents in the ortho position and unsymmetric bis(imino) compounds and unsymmetric iron complexes prepared therefrom and the use thereof in the polymerization of olefins.... Agent: Lyondellbasell Industries

20090054610 - Method for preparing long-chain hydroxyacids, diacids and oligomers and polymers thereof: A method and process for the preparation of ricinoleic acid analogs and oligomers and polymers containing such ricinoleic acid analogs.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090048406 - Process for preparing continuously variable-composition copolymers: A continuously variable composition copolymer is prepared in a reaction system, by (a) providing a reaction vessel comprising a first monomer composition; (b) providing a feed vessel comprising a second monomer composition; (c) initiating a polymerization reaction in the reaction vessel; (d) continuing the polymerization reaction during the gradual addition... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090048407 - Recirculation loop reactor bulk polymerization process: A process for producing polymer and more particularly adhesive using a recirculating loop reactor. In one embodiment the reactor includes one or more mixers to mix feed stock with the polymerized material recirculating in the reactor. In another embodiment a planetary roller extruder (PRE) may be used for this purpose.... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20090048408 - Catalyst comprising heteroleptic aluminum and cobalt compounds and a method of preparing polybutadiene using the same: The novel catalyst of the present invention, which comprises a heteroleptic single-molecule aluminum compound with a huge stereostructure and a cobalt compound, has a stabilized catalytic active site without the need of adding a special material for controlling the activity of cobalt, such as water, phenol, alcohol, and phosphorus compound,... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20090048409 - Acrylic copolymer: wherein R is a hydrogen atom or methyl; R′ is a hydrogen atom, methyl or C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl; R1 is a C1-C15 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl with the proviso that the hydrogen atoms of the alkyl may be partially or wholly substituted with fluorine atom or atoms; R2 is an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090048410 - Membrane active heteropolymers: The present invention is directed to a class of membrane active polymers useful for cellular delivery of compounds. Conjugation of the described membrane active polymers to targeting, anti-opsonization, and anti-aggregation agents provides polymers suitable for in vivo delivery. The use of multiple reversible linkages connecting component parts provides for physiologically... Agent: Mirus Corporation

20090048411 - Processes for producing ethylene and carbon monoxide mixtures from ethane: A method for producing a mixture of ethylene and carbon monoxide by contacting ethane and an oxygen source at a temperature of at least 500° C. to produce ethylene and carbon monoxide. A method for producing an alkyl propionate by steps of: (a) contacting ethane and an oxygen source at... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20090043054 - Monomer concentration prediction and control in a polymerization process: A method for the control of a polymerization process, which method employs the combination of a densitometer measurement of the polymerization reaction mixture and a quadratic computer model.... Agent: Lyondellbasell Industries

20090043055 - Polyhydroxy compounds as polymerization quenching agents: A method for quenching an active polymerization mixture, the method comprising introducing a polyhydroxy compound to an active polymerization mixture.... Agent: Jon D. Wood Chief I.p. Counsel

20090043056 - Process for the preparation of an improved double metal cyanide complex catalyst, double metal cyanide catalyst and use of such catalyst: Process for the preparation of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst comprising a) preparation of a DMC catalyst; b) dispersing the catalyst of step a) in a dispersion agent, yielding a catalyst dispersion; c) allowing sedimentation of part of the catalyst from the catalyst dispersion obtained in step b), yielding... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090043057 - Transition metal compound, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and process for producing olefin polymer: wherein, R3 is hydrogen, R2 is selected from a hydrocarbon group or a silicon-containing group, R1 and R4 are selected from a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms and a silicon-containing group, each of R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14, which is selected... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090043058 - Supported clefin polymerization catalyst: A supported catalyst system comprises (a) a dehydrated support material, (b) a transition metal compound, and (c) an activator and is characterised in that the support material has been pretreated with at least two different organoaluminum compounds prior to content with either or both the transition metal-compound or the activator.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090043059 - Norbornene monomers with an epoxy group and polymer material thereof: Norbornene monomers with epoxy groups and polymer materials thereof are disclosed. The Norbornene monomers with epoxy groups are prepared by Diels-Alder reaction. The Norbornene monomers with epoxy groups are highly active for ring-opening-metathesis polymerization (ROMP), and the molecular weight and PDI value of the obtained polymers are controllable.... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090043061 - Polymerisation catalysts: A complex compound comprising the skeletal unit (A), wherein the ring C(R1)-A1-A2-(A3)x-C(R2)—C— has delocalised unsaturation and is optionally substituted via one or more of A1, A2 and A3 by hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, or heterocyclic groups containing at least one N, S or O in a carbon ring; A1, A2... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090043060 - Process for the preparation of a polymer: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polymer comprising at least aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl C2-C20 mono or multiolefins in the presence of a catalyst, an activator wherein the catalyst and the activator are combined in a catalyst system according to formula (I) wherein R, R1,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090043062 - Powder coating composition: A powder coating composition comprising a fluorinated copolymer (X) having a glass transition point of at least 50° C. and a number average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 22,000, and a curing agent (Y), wherein the fluorinated copolymer (X) is a copolymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer mixture... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090043063 - Process to obtain dimers, trimers and up to polymers from pyridinmethanol derivatives compounds: The process of the current invention, named Percino-Chapela, has as one of its main novelty features that starting from pyridinmethanol derivatives, a dimerization or polymerization reaction of pyridinic alcohols is carried out in order to produce novel products, the process of the current invention has the following aspects that characterize... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20090043064 - Metal complex, polymer compound, and device containing it: (wherein, X1 and X2 represent independently a carbon atom or nitrogen atom. Bonds represented by X1C and X2N are a single bond or double bond. M represents a transition metal atom. A dihedral angle defined by a plane containing a structure represented by CX1—X2 and a plane containing a structure... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090043065 - Singlet oxygen oxidized materials and methods of making and using same: A method comprising irradiating a donor molecule with light to form an activated donor molecule, contacting the activated donor molecule with an acceptor molecule to form an activated acceptor molecule, and contacting the activated acceptor molecule with a substrate to generate an oxidized substrate, wherein the donor molecule is in... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090036626 - Protective sheet for coating film: Provided is a protective sheet for a coating layer comprising a substrate sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is obtained by cross-linking of a layer through irradiating with an active energy beam, and the layer comprises a composition containing a component (A) an acrylic-based homopolymer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090036627 - Amorphous polymeric networks: The present invention relates to amorphous phase segregated networks of ABA triblock copolymers. The networks do possess good shape memory properties. The materials of the present invention are in particular suitable as materials in the medicinal field, as implants, for the target designed stimuli sensitive drug release, for ligament augmentation... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square