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

20090192276 - Methods addressing aging in flocculated molecular sieve catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion processes: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for formulating a molecular sieve catalyst composition, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a synthesized molecular sieve having been recovered in the presence of a flocculant; (b) thermally treating the synthesized molecular sieve at a temperature from about 50°... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090192277 - Method of producing cyclic olefin polymers having polar functional groups, olefin polymer produced using the method and optical anisotropic film comprising the same: A method of producing a cyclic olefin polymer having a polar functional group and a high molecular weight with a high yield in which a catalyst is not deactivated due to polar functional groups, moisture and oxygen is provided. According to the olefin polymerization method, deactivation of a catalyst due... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090192278 - Alkene polymerization using beta-ketoiminato metal complexes: Group (IV) and (X) metal complexes with ketoiminate ligands are prepared by deprotonation of a ketoimine ligand followed by reaction with the appropriate metal halide. In preferred cases, the compounds are titanium (IV), zirconium (IV) and hafnium (IV), preferred cases, the compounds are titanium (IV), zirconium (IV) and hafnium (IV)... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090192279 - Radically polymerizable sulfur-containing compound and radically polymerizable sulfur-containing polymer: o

20090192280 - Cellulose acylate film, saturated norbornene resin film, and process for producing these: A high-quality cellulose acylate film and saturated norbornene resin film which are produced by a melt film formation method and can be inhibited from having steak failures. Also provided is a process for producing the cellulose acylate film or the saturated norbornene resin film. The process, which is for producing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090186994 - Olefin polymerisation catalyst: The present invention relates to particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst components comprising an alkaline earth metal, a compound of a transition metal and an electron donor, characterized in that the catalyst particle size distribution of the catalyst component is essentially monomodal and has a SPAN value below 1.2, where SPAN is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090186995 - Production of propylene-based polymers: In a process for producing a propylene-based olefin homopolymer or copolymer, a monomer composition comprising propylene is contacted with a polymerization catalyst system under homogeneous polymerization conditions (such as solution, supersolution or supercritical conditions), wherein the polymerization catalyst system includes an activator and a bridged bis-indenyl transition metal (group 4)... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090186996 - Hafnium complexes of carbazolyl substituted imidazole ligands: Hafnium complexes of carbazolyl substituted imidazol ligands and their use as components of olefin polymerization catalyst compositions are disclosed.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090186997 - Process for producing fluoroelastomers: An emulsion polymerization process for the production of fluoroelastomers is disclosed wherein at least one fluorosurfactant is employed as dispersant, said fluorosurfactant being a fluoroalkylphosphoric acid ester of the formula X—Rf—(CH2)n—O—P(O)(OM)2, wherein n=1 or 2, X═H or F, M=a univalent cation, and Rf is a C4-C6 fluoroalkyl or fluoroalkoxy group.... Agent: Dupont Performance Elastomers L.L.C.

20090186998 - Parylene variants and methods of synthesis and use:

20090186999 - Low melt flow rate (mfr) propylene based polymers for injection stretch blow molding: Injection stretch blow molded (ISBM) articles and processes for forming the same are described herein. The articles include a propylene based polymer having a melt flow rate of less than 10 g/10 min.... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090182100 - Process for the production of polyethylene resin: Process for the polymerization of ethylene to produce a polymer of enhanced long chain branching. Ethylene and hydrogen are introduced into a first reaction zone to produce an ethylene polymer having a first molecular weight distribution. The polymer from the first reaction zone is applied to a second reaction zone... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090182101 - Self limiting catalyst composition and propylene polymerization process: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procataJyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors: one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts; a selectivity control agent (SCA) comprising at least one silicon... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c./dow Intellectual Property Department

20090182102 - Interpolymers suitable for use in hot melt adhesives and processes to prepare the same: The present invention relates to an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer product comprising at least one α-olefin interpolymerized with ethylene and, characterized in at least one aspect, as having improved properties when utilized in a hot melt adhesive formulation. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing the interpolymer product wherein the... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090182103 - Method for polymerization and copolymerization of olefin: Disclosed is a method for polymerization and copolymerization of olefin characterized by polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins in the presence of: (A) a prepolymerized catalyst obtained by prepolymerizing olefins in the presence of (a) a solid complex titanium catalyst prepared by the following steps, (b) an aluminum alkyl and halogenated aluminum,... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20090182105 - Blown film of polypropylene: wherein SIT is the heat sealing initiation temperature of the film in ° C.; and EIM is the tensile modulus, in MPa, of at least one of the film in an injection-molded state measured according to ISO 527-2; and the polypropylene material in an injection-molded state measured according to ISO... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090182104 - Borohydride metallocene complex of a lanthanide, catalytic system including said complex, polymerization method using same and ethylene/butadiene copolymer obtained using said method: where, in the formula A, two ligands Cp1 and Cp2, each composed of a cyclopentadienyl group, are connected to the lanthanide Ln, such as Nd, and where, in the formula B, a ligand molecule, composed of two cyclopentadienyl groups Cp1 and Cp2 which are connected to one another via a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090182106 - Method for the continuous preparation of a catalytic system that is used to polymerize a conjugated diene and installation for implementing same: e

20090182107 - Method for production of polyfunctional compound: Provided is an easy method for production of a high-performance polyfunctional compound which can be used as an optical recording material, an optical waveguide material, a photo-alignment film material, or the like, in a simple manner. The method for production of a polyfunctional compound includes conducting a Michael addition of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090182108 - Purified styrene-maleic anhydride polymer binder: An aqueous binding composition is provided comprised of a polyanhydride based polymer, which polyanhydride based polymer has been purified through the use of an azeotrope. The resulting binder is effective, particularly for binding glass fibers, yet substantially odor free. A fibrous material is provided that is coated with a water-resistant... Agent: Johns Manville

20090182109 - Radical polymerizable macrocyclic resin compositions with low polymerization stress: A composition of macrocyclic oligomer with at least one (meth)acrylate polymerizable group. A method includes preparing an activated precursor of an oligomer at pseudo high-dilution conditions. A method also includes preparing an activated precursor of an oligomer by reacting the precursor with an activated coupling agent, wherein the precursor is... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20090176947 - Methods for preparing polymers from phenolic materials and compositions relating thereto: A process for producing a stable polymer such as poly(hydroxystyrene) which comprises the decarboxylation of a corresponding phenolic in the presence of a non-amine basic catalyst and a polar organic solvent, followed by the polymerization thereof.... Agent: James J. Mullen

20090176948 - Transition metal complexes, and catalysts compositions for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers: Disclosed are a transition metal complex having a high catalytic activity for the preparation of an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and α-olefin and a catalyst composition comprising the same. More specifically, there are provided a transition metal complex having, around a group IV transition metal, a cyclopentadiene... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090176949 - Transition metal complexes, catalyst compositions containing the same, and methods for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene and alpha-olefins using the same: The present invention relates to a transition metal complex and a transition metal catalyst composition comprising the same for the preparation of an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and α-olefin. More particularly, it relates to a group IV transition metal catalyst having a cyclopentadiene derivative and at least... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090176950 - Metal hydride complex, method of hydrogenating ring-opening polymerization polymer of cycloolefin, and process for producing product of hydrogenation of ring-opening polymerization polymer of cycloolefin: A metal hydride complex of the invention is a hydride complex of a metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium and has one or more aromatic carboxylic acid residues. According to the invention, there is provided a new metal hydride complex which is dissolved in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090176951 - Atom transfer radical polymerization in microemulsion and true emulsion polymerization processes: The invention is directed to a microemulsion polymerization comprising adding a polymerization catalyst precursor, such as a transition metal complex in the higher of two accessible oxidation states, an ATRP initiator, and an organic solvent to an aqueous solution to form an emulsion. Radically polymerizable monomers and a reducing agent... Agent: Christine R Ethridge Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis

20090176952 - Method for producing melt-moldable tetrafluoroethylene copolymer: A method for producing a melt-moldable tetrafluoroethylene copolymer comprising repeating units (a) based on tetrafluoroethylene and repeating units (b) based on another fluoromonomer, wherein based on the total mass of the repeating units (a) and the repeating units (b), the amount of the repeating units (a) is from 97.3 to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090176953 - Fluorine-containing polymer composition and cured body: The invention provides a fluoropolymer composition capable of improving the characteristics of the cured material obtained therefrom. A fluoropolymer composition comprising a methylene group-containing fluoropolymer (A) and a hydrosilylation catalyst (B), wherein the methylene group-containing fluoropolymer (A) has methylene group-containing repeating units in the main chain thereof and is capable... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090176954 - Novel fluoroadamantane derivative, fluorine-containing polymer and production method: provided that Q represents —CHF— or —CF2— (provided that six Qs may be the same or different), Z represents —H, —F or —CH2OH (provided that three Zs may be the same or different), W represents —H or a C1-10 hydrocarbon group, R represents —H, —F, —CH3 or —CF3, and J... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090176955 - Devolatilization of anhydride polymers: The present invention relates to the formation of low volatile anhydride-containing aromatic vinyl polymers by polymerizing the half ester of the anhydride with a vinyl aromatic monomer followed by devolatilizing the half-ester and reforming the anhydride at elevated temperatures and reduced pressures.... Agent: Bernd W. Sandt

20090176956 - Ionic viscoelastics and viscoelastic salts: One embodiment of the present invention relates to ionic liquids and ionic viscoelastics formed between [1] a small molecule or macromolecule containing two or more cations; and [2] a small molecule or macromolecule containing two or more anions. Another embodiment of the invention is the use of the inventive ionic... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20090176957 - Process for the preparation of nanoscale particles of elastic material: The present invention discloses a method for the manufacture of nanoscale particles of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR). As SBR particles are elastic in nature, conventional methods of size reductions such as impacting, grinding are unable to achieve the final size. The present invention successfully achieves size reduction of the elastic... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090171041 - Nano-linked metallocene catalyst compositions and their polymer products: The present invention provides polymerization catalyst compositions employing novel dinuclear metallocene compounds. Methods for making these new dinuclear metallocene compounds and for using such compounds in catalyst compositions for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins are also provided.... Agent: Merchant & Gould Chevron Phillips

20090171042 - Catalyst particles: The present invention relates to novel and unique catalyst particles, a method for preparing same, the use of the catalyst particles for polymerization reactions and methods of controlling the catalyst particle morphology.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090171043 - Process of preparation of catalytic support and supported bimetalic catalysts for production of homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene with alpha-olefins of high and ultra high molecular weight and with broad molecular weight distribution in slurry, bulk: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of catalytic support and the supported bimetallic catalysts, used in the production of ethylene homopolymers and ethylene copolymers with □-olefins, of high and ultra high molecular weight with broad molecular weight distribution, in gas or liquid phase polymerization processes, the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090171044 - Molar ratio modifications to larger polyolefin catalysts: Disclosed are catalyst systems and methods of making the catalyst systems/supports for the polymerization of an olefin containing a solid titanium catalyst component having a substantially spherical shape and containing an internal electron donor, a support made by contacting substantially equal molar amounts of a magnesium compound and an epoxy... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090171045 - Production process of olefin polymerization catalyst component, of olefin polymerization catalyst, and of olefin polymer: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium atoms, magnesium atoms, halogen atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups, wherein the following filtrate contains titanium atoms in a concentration of 0.08 mg-Ti/ml-filtrate or lower, measured according to a method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a suspension of the solid catalyst component... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090171046 - Process for producing polydienes: A process for preparing a polydiene, the process comprising the step of polymerizing conjugated diene monomer in the presence of a dihydrocarbyl ether, where said step of polymerizing employs a lanthanide-based catalyst system.... Agent: Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

20090171047 - Metallocene compounds: p

20090171048 - Soluble polythiophene derivatives: The present invention discloses a soluble polythiophene derivative containing highly coplanar repeating units. The coplanar characteristic of the TPT (thiophene-phenylene-thiophene) units improves the degree of intramolecular conjugation and intermolecular π-π interaction. The polythiophene derivative exhibits good carrier mobility and is suitable for use in optoelectronic devices such as organic thin... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090171049 - Segmented reactive block copolymers: This invention is directed toward reactive segmented block copolymers useful to treat the surface of a substrate by means of reactive functionalities of the reactive segmented block copolymer material reacting with complementary surface reactive functionalities of the polymer substrate.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090171050 - Surface active segmented block copolymers: This invention is directed toward surface active segmented block copolymers useful to treat the surface of a substrate by means of surface active functionalities of the surface active segmented block copolymer material binding with complementary surface functionalities of the polymer substrate.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090171051 - Method for producing amide compound: [Means for Solving the Problems] The method for producing an amide compound of the present invention is characterized in that in a method for producing an amide compound from a nitrile compound in an aqueous medium in the presence of a catalyst having a nitrile hydratase activity, the concentration of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090171052 - Polyelectrolyte monolayers and multilayers for optical signal transducers: Polyelectrolyte monolayers and multilayers for coating optical signal transducers are disclosed.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090171053 - Method for purifying alpha-methylstyrene and heat-resistant styrene-based copolymer using the alpha-methylstyrene: An object of the present invention is to provide highly pure α-methylstyrene by efficiently removing polar substances present in the α-methylstyrene. The present invention discloses a method for purifying α-methylstyrene by reacting polar substances contained in the α-methylstyrene in the presence of a basic substance, and separating a reaction product... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP