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

20090270519 - Porous polymer structures: A method of preparing a porous polymer structure comprising the steps of: forming a liquid composition comprising at least one polymer dissolved in at least one solvent; subjecting the liquid composition to stress, and if necessary also to a reduction in temperature, to cause the liquid composition to form a... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20090270520 - Process for producing flexible polyurethane foam: A release agent (X) containing a first polysiloxane compound (S1) having a number average molecular weight of at least 1,200 and at most 40,000, in which an organic group having an alkylene oxide chain is bonded to some of silicon atoms constituting the polysiloxane chain, is adhered to the inner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090270521 - Method for manufacturing a fire resistant foam: A method for the manufacture of a fire resistant foam, which includes mixing together the ingredients of a polyol, a di-isocyanate and a sodium silicate, wherein the sodium silicate is heated to liquefy it enough to facilitate mixing it with the polyol and the di-isocyanate. A fire resistant foam, which... Agent: Mark A. Koch Professional Corporation

20090270522 - Blowing agents for polymeric foams: Provided are foam blowing agents comprising one or more chlorofluoroolefins selected from 1,2-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethene, 3,3-dichloro-3-fluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-2-butene, and 2-chloro-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene, as well as foams produced therefrom.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090270523 - Polyurethane foam-forming compositions containing polysilsesquioxane cell opening agents: The present invention relates to polyurethane foam-forming composition containing polysilsesquioxanes that provide high resilience flexible polyurethane molded foams having improved foam dimensional stability.... Agent: Momentive Performance Materials Inc. C/o Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20090270524 - Polylactic acid foam: The polylactic acid foam used is low in the load in global environment and high in heat resistance, moldability and compression strain recovery, and this polylactic acid foam can be applied to a wide variety of uses where polyolefin resin foam has been used conventionally, including interior members of vehicles,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090270525 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition, foam product, and process for production of the composition or foam product: A thermoplastic elastomer composition having a melt tension of 5.0 cN or more at 210° C. and a pulling rate of 2.0 m/min and a compression set of 80% or less when measured according to JIS K6262 at 70° C. and 22 hours is provided. The composition is obtained by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090264544 - Polyarylene polymers and ion conducting functionalized polyarylene polymers resulting from pairing bis-diene arylenes and bis-dienophile arylenes via a diels-alder reaction: The invention discloses a group of novel and functionalized arylene polymers that comprise repeat units from a group consisting of polyarylene, polybenzimidazolene, polybenzimidazole, and poly(arylene-co-cyclohexadiene). The compositions are created via Diels-Alder polymerization and result in a polymer that is chemically and thermally stable. The polyarylene polymers can be used to... Agent: Alberto A. Leon, Esq.

20090264545 - Polyester composition and method for preparing articles by extrusion blow molding: Polyester compositions described herein have properties which are particularly suitable for extrusion blow molding (EBM). These properties relate primarily to the rate of crystallization and melt strength or melt viscosity. Articles prepared from the polyester compositions exhibit good clarity, aesthetics, and other physical properties. The polyester compositions also exhibit broad... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20090264546 - Polyester polyols containing secondary alcohol groups and their use in making polyurethanes such as flexible polyurethane foams: Copolyesters containing secondary hydroxyl groups are useful polyols for manufacturing polyurethanes. These can be prepared by reacting a secondary hydroxyl-containing fatty acid or ester thereof with an initiator containing hydroxyl and/or primary or secondary amino groups. A copolyester of particular interest includes a poly(ethylene oxide) segment derived from a poly(ethylene... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090264547 - Visco-elastic polyurethane foam with castor oil: The present invention relates to polyether polyol compositions containing renewable raw materials, a process for preparing visco-elastic polyurethane foams using such compositions, correspondingly prepared visco-elastic foam materials, and the use thereof.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090264548 - Polyurethanes made from hydroxy-methyl containing fatty acids or alkyl esters of such fatty acids: Polyurethane polymers are made from a reaction mixture that contains a polyisocyanate, a hydroxylmethyl-containing fatty acid or ester, and another polyol, polyamine or aminoalcohol. The carboxylic acid or ester group on the hydroxymethyl-containing fatty acid or ester are capable of engaging in a variety of reactions with the polyisocyanate and/or... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090264549 - Variable felted polyurethane foams for sponges and wipes: A polyurethane foam sponge that picks up at least 80% of water in a wipe dry performance test is made by variably felting (compressing under heat and pressure) a foam sheet to a compression ratio of about 1.05 to 2.9. The resulting foam sponge has from 5% to 25% of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090264550 - Manufacturing method of a membrane and a membrane thereof, for emulsification: A manufacturing method of a membrane, a membrane obtained therefrom, and a use of said membrane for membrane emulsification. A desired shape of the membrane pores for spontaneous interfacial tension driven droplet formation is achieved by stretching the membrane material containing pores with a first shape, such that a second... Agent: Capitol City Techlaw, PLLC