Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 07/09

20090192235 - Method and device for the decontamination of plastic flakes: A method for preparing contaminated plastics ground into flakes, such as RPET or such polymers, having at least decontamination and SSP treatment steps, with at least one reactor, with heating to the process temperature taking place essentially outside the reactor. Also, a device for carrying out the method, and having... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090192236 - Foamed polyhydroxyalkanoate resin particles: It is intended to provide polyhydroxyalkanoate resin foamed particles having a biodegradability and favorable properties, a molded article thereof and a method of producing these resin foamed particles. Namely, resin foamed particles obtained by foaming a copolymer (hereinafter referred to as poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); abbreviated as P3HA), which is produced by a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090192237 - Low scorching flame retardants for polyurethane foams: A flame retardant composition for use in flame retarding a polyurethane foam composition so that the foam has reduced scorch as a result of its manufacture, said flame retardant composition comprising a mixture of (a) a flame retardant of the type that normally causes scorch when used in such foam... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20090186954 - Expandable polyethylene resin particle and method for production thereof: Disclosed is a method for production of an expandable polyethylene resin particle having a foaming agent impregnated therein, which comprises polymerizing a styrene monomer or a monomer mixture containing a styrene monomer onto a nuclear particle comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a linear low-density polyethylene.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090186955 - Adhesive composition, process for producing the same, adhesive film using the same, substrate for mounting semiconductor and semiconductor device: s

20090186956 - Foamable fluoropolymer composition: The present invention discloses a foamable composition. The foamable composition includes a partially-crystalline melt processible perfluoropolymer and a foam nucleating package. The foamable composition has a uniform foam cell size where the foam cell size of at least 90% of the foamed cells is 50 micrometers or less. The foam... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090186957 - Polyurethane foam and method of manufacturing the same: The invention provides a polyurethane foam manufactured from a polyisocyanate and a polycarbonate polyol. Moreover, the invention provides a method of manufacturing the polyurethane foam manufactured from a polyisocyanate and a polycarbonate polyol, comprising mixing the polyisocyanate and polycarbonate polyol together and foaming same.... Agent: Anthony P. Venturino Novak Druce + Quigg, LLP

20090182065 - Process for producing conductive rubber roller, and roller for electrophotographic apparatus: This invention provides a process for producing a conductive rubber roller having small aspect ratios of inner and outer diameters, having a stable measure of its inner diameter, having uniform cell distribution and being free from non-uniformity of hardness and electrical resistance in the peripheral direction. The process has a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090176896 - Shape memory materials comprising polyelectrolyte segments: The present invention concerns shape memory materials comprising polyelectrolyte segments. These segments can be used for fixing a permanent shape and/or such segments can also be employed as switching segments responsible for the fixation and release of the temporary shape.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20090176897 - Method for producing polymer beads of uniform size: A method for preparing monodisperse crosslinked bead polymers by introducing droplets having a harmonic mean size from 50 to 1500 microns and comprising at least one monomer, at least one crosslinker and a free-radical polymerization initiator into an aqueous medium through orifices to produce an aqueous suspension of droplets having... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20090176898 - Oriented polymer composition with inorganic filler and low xylene solubles: Tensile draw an orientable polymer composition wherein at least 50 weight-percent of the polymers in the orientable polymer composition are polypropylene-based polymers and wherein the orientable polymer composition contains four weight-percent or less of a combination of polypropylene xylene solubles and ethylene/propylene copolymer xylene solubles and ten volume percent or... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090176899 - Method of forming filter in fluid flow path in microfluidic device: A method for forming a filter in a fluid flow path in a microfluidic device is provided. The method includes introducing a photopolymerization reaction solution into the microfluidic device; and performing polymerization of photopolymerization reaction solution to form a filter in the fluid flow path in a microfluidic device.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090176900 - Foamed polyhydroxyalkanoate resin particles and method of producing the foamed particles: It is intended to provide an easy-to-use, energy-saving and economical method of producing foamed resin particles having a high environmental compatibility by using an ether, which generates neither sulfur oxide nor sot in the course of disposal and incineration and enables considerable reduction in nitrogen oxide formation, and further using... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090176902 - Polypropylene foam: The present technology relates to a foam comprising a polypropylene material. The polypropylene material is produced in the presence of a metallocene catalyst, and the foam and/or the polypropylene has a branching index g′ of less than 1.00 and a strain hardening index (SHI@1 s−1) of at least 0.30 measured... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090176901 - Process for the production of a moulding composed of foamed polytetrafluoroethylene: A process for the production of a moulding composed of foamed polytetrafluoroethylene by means of an extruder, includes introducing a foaming agent, which brings about foaming, into the polytetrafluoro-ethylene, where the extruder used includes a commercially available extruder, to which a thermoplastically processable, fusible polytetrafluoroethylene is fed, the polytetrafluoroethylene is... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20090176903 - Foamable compositions based on epoxy resins and polyesters: Expandable, thermally curable compositions containing at least one epoxy resin, at least one polyester, at least one blowing agent, and at least one curing agent are useful as adhesives and structural reinforcement materials. When foamed and adhered to a metal substrate surface, such polyester-modified foamable compositions can exhibit improved adhesion... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20090176904 - Bioplastics, monomers thereof, and processes for the preparation thereof from agricultural feedstocks: The present invention relates generally to polymers and monomers derived from agricultural feedstocks, and more particularly to methods for the production of monomers from renewable agricultural resources such as feedstocks, for example canola, flax and tallow, and polymers, in particular polyurethanes produced from monomers derived from such feedstocks. The present... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090170969 - Method for obtaining alkali metal salt aqueous solution of aromatic dihydroxy compound from waste aromatic polycarbonate: P

20090170970 - Method of recycling waste plastic foam materials: A method of recycling waste plastic foam materials firstly is to smash a waste material including polyurethane foam into fine particles so as to obtain a first starting material. The first starting material is then crisped and followingly milled into powder so as to obtain a second starting material. The... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090170971 - Method for manufacturing starch foam: A method for manufacturing a starch foam is provided. A mixture is mixed to form a foamable mixture. The mixture includes a starch, a nucleating agent, and a foaming agent. The foamable mixture is foamed to form a foam. The starch includes a cereal or a root crop. The cereal... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090170972 - Natural oil based polyols with intrinsic surfactancy for polyurethane foaming: The present invention pertains to natural oil based polyols having intrinsic surfactancy and to their use in the production of flexible, viscoelastic and/or semi-rigid, one-shot polyurethane foams with reduced VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emission.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090170973 - Macroporous hydrogels, their preparation and their use: A macroporous cryogen is disclosed which has grafted thereon polymer chains formed by polymerizing at least one monomer of the general formula (I) CR1R2=CR3R4 (I) wherein R1 and R2 are equal of different and each represents a hydrogen atom or substituent group which is not detrimental to the polymerization reaction;... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090170974 - Reactive diluent for one or two component pu foams: The invention is directed to a polymer foam precursor composition comprising 1 to 60%, preferably 5 to 30% by weight, of a biodiesel obtained by transesterification of vegetable oils. The polymer foam is advantageously a polyurethane foam and the biodiesel is a mixture of methyl and or ethyl fatty acid... Agent: Young & Thompson