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

20090215957 - Process for reducing color of a polyglycerol: The present invention relates to a process for reducing color of a polyglycerol. The process includes the steps of treating said polyglycerol with a first bleaching agent such as bleaching earth and treating said treated polyglycerol with a second bleaching agent such as hydrogen peroxide.... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090215958 - Conducting polymers and uses thereof: A conducting polymer including a conducting linker to connect a probe to the polymer, the linker including an unsaturated organic chain.... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090215959 - Fluoroplastic silicone vulcanizates: Fluoroplastics containing fluorocarbon resins and silicones are prepared by first mixing a fluorocarbon resin with a compatibilizer, then adding a curable organopolysiloxane with a radical initiator, and vulcanizing the organopolysiloxane in the mixture. The fluoroplastics can be processed by various techniques, such as extrusion, vacuum forming, injection molding, blow molding... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20090215960 - Thermoplastic resin having uniform composition and narrow molecular weight distribution, and method for preparing the same: A method for preparing a thermoplastic resin is disclosed, which includes consecutively polymerizing a mixed raw material comprising a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, an aromatic vinyl monomer and a unsaturated nitrile monomer in a plurality of serially connected reactors while controlling polymerization conversion in each reactor to be about 40%... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.a.

20090215961 - Bismaleimide resin system with improved manufacturing properties: m

20090215962 - Multilayered film made of (meth)acrylate copolymer and polycarbonate: The invention relates to a multilayer film encompassing at least one upper layer a) and one middle layer b) composed of (meth)acrylate copolymers, and also a backing layer c) composed of polycarbonate, where the upper layer a) comprises a light stabilizer and is composed of a (meth)acrylate copolymer which can... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090215963 - Thermoplastic elastomeric material and process for its manufacturing: A thermoplastic elastomeric material includes a vulcanized rubber in a subdivided form surface-grafted with at least one vinyl polymer, wherein the amount of the surface-grafted vinyl polymer is not lower than 60% by weight, preferably not lower than 70% by weight, more preferably not lower than 80% by weight, with... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090215964 - Curable adhesive compositions containing reactive multi-functional acrylate: Disclosed are adhesive compositions include polymerizable resin, preferably in an amount of from about 10 wt % to about 90 wt % and multifunctional acrylate, preferably in an amount of from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %. The polymerizable resin can include free radical initiated vinyl addition... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20090215965 - Polymerisation using chain transfer agents: The invention provides a process for synthesising functionalised chain transfer polymers of Formula (1) or Formula (2) using thiocarbonyl thio compounds as chain transfer agents. Why R1 is a moiety comprising a functional group; Q is obtained from an olefinically unsaturated monomer; R′ is selected from the group consisting of... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20090215966 - Rubber composition containing metal salts of organic acids, method of curing, cured compositions, and article: A composition comprising natural or synthetic rubber, sulfur as vulcanizing agent, and an activation system comprising at least one metal salt of a C1-C7 saturated acid. A method of curing the compositions, the resultant cured compositions, and articles comprising the cured compositions are also disclosed.... Agent: Cozen O'connor, P.c.

20090215967 - Manufacture of novel epoxy resins semi-thermosets and their high tg thermosets for electronic applications: An active-hydrogen-containing (carboxyl or hydroxyl) phosphorus compound is provided. An epoxy resin semi-thermoset formed by bonding the phosphorus compound to an epoxy group is also provided. A flame-retardant epoxy resin thermoset is formed after reacting the epoxy resin semi-thermoset with a curing agent. The epoxy resin thermoset possesses excellent flame... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20090215968 - Resin composition: A polyamide resin composition which can improve heat resistance and water absorbency while suppressing the deterioration of processability is provided. Provided is a polyamide resin composition having an aromatic polyamide resin and an epoxy group-containing phenoxy resin having an epoxy group in the molecule of the phenoxy resin, wherein the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090215969 - Epoxy resin composition: Disclosed is an epoxy resin composition which is solid at ordinary room temperature, cures with excellent light resistance and heat resistance and minimal shrinkage, and is useful for encapsulating LEDs. The epoxy resin composition is characterized by comprising as an essential component an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090209702 - Slurry phase polymerisation process: A process comprising polymerising in a loop reactor of continuous tubular construction an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin comonomer in the presence of a polymerisation catalyst in a diluent to produce a slurry comprising solid particulate olefin polymer and the diluent wherein the internal diameter of at least... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090209703 - Methods for modulated degenerative transfer living polymerization and isotactic-atactic stereoblock and stereogradient poly(olefins) thereby: Methods for modulated degenerative transfer living polymerization and isotactic-atactic stereoblock and stereogradient poly(olefins) thereby Abstract A method of producing a multiblock, stereoblock polyolefin having substantially uniform microstructure is disclosed. The method includes contacting a Ziegler-Natta pre-catalyst with a co-catalyst and an olefin to polymerize the olefin and form a first... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090209704 - Ethylene alkyl acrylate toughened poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions: Disclosed are poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) polymer, such as poly(lactic acid), and an impact modifier comprising a copolymer of ethylene and one or more alkyl acrylates of the formula CH2═C(R1)CO2R2, where R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1-8 carbon atoms and R2 is an alkyl... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090209705 - Thermoplastic resin composition, optical film and retardation film: Each of the thermoplastic resin composition and the optical film of the present invention comprises a cycloolefin-based polymer (A) and a vinyl-based polymer (B) having a structural unit derived from p-isopropenylphenol. The thermoplastic resin composition and the optical film exhibit excellent compatibility of their components with keeping property of low... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090209706 - High melt flow propylene impact copolymer and method: The present disclosure provides a polymerization process for the production of a high melt flow propylene impact copolymer. The process includes contacting an active propylene-based polymer having a melt flow rate greater than about 100 g/10 min with one or more olefins in a polymerization reactor to form the propylene... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c./dow Intellectual Property Department

20090209707 - Impact resistance improver, thermoplastic resin composition, shaped article and method for producing graft copolymer: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent impact resistance at a low temperature, while maintaining high transparency; this thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by compounding an impact resistance improver into a thermoplastic resin, the impact resistance improver being composed of a graft copolymer which is obtained by polymerizing a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090209708 - Gas-phase anionic polymerization: A method for copolymerizing alkenyl aromatic monomer and conjugated diene in the gas phase. Other embodiments include methods for forming anionic gas-phase polymerization using a solid-supported anionic polymerization catalyst.... Agent: Jon D. Wood, Chief I.p. Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20090209709 - Rubber composition for tire comprising an organosiloxane coupling agent: A subject-matter of the present invention is a rubber composition intended for the manufacture of tyres or of tyre semi-finished products, based on at least one isoprene elastomer, an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler and a polyfunctional organosiloxane coupling agent capable of providing the bonding between the reinforcing inorganic filler... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090209710 - Method of modifying a macromolecular system: wherein N is a primary amino group protected with the protecting group P, wherein the protecting group involves both free valences of the primary amino group; m is an integer of 1-12 and n is an integer of 1-2000; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090209711 - Aqueous modified polyisocyanate, non-yellowing coating composition, and adhesive composition: e

20090203840 - Method and apparatus to achieve crystallization of polymers utilizing multiple processing systems: A continuous process wherein polymers or polymeric materials can be subjected to multiple sequential processing systems of differing temperatures and process conditions to synergistically enhance the pelletization and crystallization of those polymers and polymeric formulations, dispersions, and solutions. The multiple sequential processing systems include the processes and equipment for mixing/extrusion,... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090203841 - Golf ball and method of manufacture: In a golf ball composed of a core and a cover having a plurality of layers that encloses the core, at least a first layer of the cover is formed primarily of a heated mixture of (A) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer and/or a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090203842 - Macromolecular conjugates and processes for preparing the same: Making a suspended or soluble macromolecular conjugate comprising binding a first macromolecule to a solid via a stable, disruptable bond, stably linking additional macromolecules, and releasing the macromolecular conjugate, as well as macromolecular conjugates prepared by the method.... Agent: Paul D. Yasger Abbott Laboratories

20090203844 - Functionalized polymers and improved tires therefrom: where R5 includes a monovalent organic group, R6 independently includes a monovalent organic group, each R7 independently includes hydrogen or a monovalent organic group, each R8 independently includes hydrogen or monovalent organic group, R9 includes a monovalent organic group, M is silicon or tin, and x includes an integer from... Agent: Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

20090203843 - Modified conjugated diene polymer and process for producing thereof: A modified conjugated diene polymer comprises a modifying group based on a low molecular weight compound having two or more tertiary amino groups and one or more alkoxysilyl groups in a molecule which bonds to a conjugated diene polymer obtained by polymerization of a conjugated diene compound or a conjugated... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090203845 - Hydrogen tank liner material and hydrogen tank liner: A hydrogen tank liner material comprises a polyamide resin composition which comprises (A) a polyamide resin at 85-40 wt %, (B) a copolyamide at 5-30 wt % and (C) an impact-resistant material at 10-30 wt % with respect to the total weight of the polyamide resin composition. Preferably, the (B)... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090203846 - Ketone-resistant fkm/tpv blends: Thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions prepared from fluorothermoplastic matrix and dispersed fluoroelastomeric regions, and articles comprising the thermoplastic vulcanizate, exhibiting improved resistance to polar organic solvents.... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20090203847 - Hot melt adhesive: Hot melt adhesives are provided that have improved heat resistance. The adhesives comprise a metallocene polyolefin, an amorphous α-olefin polymer, a tackifier and a functional polyolefin. The functional polyolefin is used in an amount sufficient to increase the heat resistance. A preferred functional polyolefin is a maleated polyolefin such as... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20090203848 - Multimodal polyethylene composition for pipes: The present invention relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition for pipes which comprises polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, and (B) an ethylene copolymer fraction comprising at least one alphaolefin comonomer having at least 4 carbon atoms, wherein (i) fraction (A)... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090203849 - Preparation of functional monomers for grafting to low molecular weight polyalkenes and their use in the preparation of dispersants and lubricating oil compositions containing dispersant polyalkenes: A polyalkene dispersant comprised of low MW polyalkene having an average molecular weight range of about 300 to about 10,000 and an ethylenically-unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic, nitrogen- and oxygen-containing graftable monomer and methods of making the same are disclosed. The monomers are formed by reacting an acylating agent with amines... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090203850 - Halobutyl elastomers: The present invention relates to the modification of butyl elastomers, particularly halobutyl elastomers, under solvent free conditions with a phase transfer catalyst in the presence of an alkyl metal salt of an oxygen or sulfur-based nucleophile.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090203852 - Polylactic acid resin composition and molded article thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having improved heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity which a polylactic acid resin inherently has, and a molded article composed of the resin composition. A polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention contains 100... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090203851 - Process for the preparation of a hydroxy-aromatic resin: hydroxy-aromatic resin, and modification thereof:

20090203840 - Method and apparatus to achieve crystallization of polymers utilizing multiple processing systems: A continuous process wherein polymers or polymeric materials can be subjected to multiple sequential processing systems of differing temperatures and process conditions to synergistically enhance the pelletization and crystallization of those polymers and polymeric formulations, dispersions, and solutions. The multiple sequential processing systems include the processes and equipment for mixing/extrusion,... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090203841 - Golf ball and method of manufacture: In a golf ball composed of a core and a cover having a plurality of layers that encloses the core, at least a first layer of the cover is formed primarily of a heated mixture of (A) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer and/or a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090203842 - Macromolecular conjugates and processes for preparing the same: Making a suspended or soluble macromolecular conjugate comprising binding a first macromolecule to a solid via a stable, disruptable bond, stably linking additional macromolecules, and releasing the macromolecular conjugate, as well as macromolecular conjugates prepared by the method.... Agent: Paul D. Yasger Abbott Laboratories

20090203844 - Functionalized polymers and improved tires therefrom: where R5 includes a monovalent organic group, R6 independently includes a monovalent organic group, each R7 independently includes hydrogen or a monovalent organic group, each R8 independently includes hydrogen or monovalent organic group, R9 includes a monovalent organic group, M is silicon or tin, and x includes an integer from... Agent: Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

20090203843 - Modified conjugated diene polymer and process for producing thereof: A modified conjugated diene polymer comprises a modifying group based on a low molecular weight compound having two or more tertiary amino groups and one or more alkoxysilyl groups in a molecule which bonds to a conjugated diene polymer obtained by polymerization of a conjugated diene compound or a conjugated... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090203845 - Hydrogen tank liner material and hydrogen tank liner: A hydrogen tank liner material comprises a polyamide resin composition which comprises (A) a polyamide resin at 85-40 wt %, (B) a copolyamide at 5-30 wt % and (C) an impact-resistant material at 10-30 wt % with respect to the total weight of the polyamide resin composition. Preferably, the (B)... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090203846 - Ketone-resistant fkm/tpv blends: Thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions prepared from fluorothermoplastic matrix and dispersed fluoroelastomeric regions, and articles comprising the thermoplastic vulcanizate, exhibiting improved resistance to polar organic solvents.... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20090203847 - Hot melt adhesive: Hot melt adhesives are provided that have improved heat resistance. The adhesives comprise a metallocene polyolefin, an amorphous α-olefin polymer, a tackifier and a functional polyolefin. The functional polyolefin is used in an amount sufficient to increase the heat resistance. A preferred functional polyolefin is a maleated polyolefin such as... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20090203848 - Multimodal polyethylene composition for pipes: The present invention relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition for pipes which comprises polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, and (B) an ethylene copolymer fraction comprising at least one alphaolefin comonomer having at least 4 carbon atoms, wherein (i) fraction (A)... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090203849 - Preparation of functional monomers for grafting to low molecular weight polyalkenes and their use in the preparation of dispersants and lubricating oil compositions containing dispersant polyalkenes: A polyalkene dispersant comprised of low MW polyalkene having an average molecular weight range of about 300 to about 10,000 and an ethylenically-unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic, nitrogen- and oxygen-containing graftable monomer and methods of making the same are disclosed. The monomers are formed by reacting an acylating agent with amines... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090203850 - Halobutyl elastomers: The present invention relates to the modification of butyl elastomers, particularly halobutyl elastomers, under solvent free conditions with a phase transfer catalyst in the presence of an alkyl metal salt of an oxygen or sulfur-based nucleophile.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090203852 - Polylactic acid resin composition and molded article thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having improved heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity which a polylactic acid resin inherently has, and a molded article composed of the resin composition. A polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention contains 100... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090203851 - Process for the preparation of a hydroxy-aromatic resin: hydroxy-aromatic resin, and modification thereof:

20090198015 - Screw cap composition: A screw cap is disclosed comprising a composition based on a multimodal ethylene polymer having a standard density (SD) greater than 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2 of less than 10 g/10 min, said multimodal ethylene polymer comprising from 35 to 65 wt %, based on the total... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090198016 - Coated substrate: The present invention relates to a substrate coated with a coating composition wherein the coating composition comprises a crosslinkable component and the crosslinkable component is a mixture of two different and optionally three different acrylic polymers. Each acrylic polymer has functional groups present that are reactive with a crosslinking component.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090198017 - Improved redispersing agents for redispersible polymer powders and redispersible polymer powders including same: A redispersible polymer powder including: a polymer to be redispersed; and an ortho-cresol based condensation product or salt thereof; wherein the ortho-cresol based condensation product or salt thereof includes N-containing units derived from a N-based component incorporated into the ortho-cresol based condensation product or salt thereof during polymerisation.... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20090198018 - Multimodal polyethylene composition with improved homogeneity: The present invention in a first embodiment concerns a multimodal, preferably bimodal, polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (A) has a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), the ratio... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090198019 - Screw cap composition: A screw cap is disclosed comprising a composition based on a multimodal ethylene polymer having a standard density (SD) greater than 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2 of less than 10 g/10 min, said multimodal ethylene polymer comprising from 35 to 65 wt %, based on the total... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090198020 - Polyester-series resin composition and molded article: A polyester-series resin composition comprises (A) a polyester block copolymer, (B) a polyepoxy compound and (C) a polycarbodiimide compound. The copolymer (A) is obtainable by a reaction of (a1) a crystalline aromatic polyester and (a2) a lactone, and if necessary (a3) at least one compound selected from the group consisting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090198021 - Elastomer molding for endoscope: The invention provides a flexible tube for an endoscope, which is excellent in elasticity (impact resilience), has suitable flexibility and also has chemical resistance. Disclosed is a flexible tube for an endoscope including a flexible-tube material covered thereon with a jacket, wherein the jacket contains two or more thermoplastic polyester... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090198022 - Solid phase polymerization catalyst system: The invention is a method for making condensation polymers, such as polyethylene terephthalate polyester. The method includes introducing a catalyst system, which includes a coordination catalyst component and an acid component, to a polycondensation reaction.... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.