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

20090270556 - Block copolymer and hydrogenated product thereof: P

20090270557 - Adhesive composition for optical film, adhesive sheet, and optical member using such adhesive composition: An adhesive composition for optical films, which inhibits contamination in the re-release process and peeling under severe conditions while favorably maintaining its durability and light leakage prevention properties. The adhesive composition includes: (A) an acrylic-based polymer which is obtained by copolymerizing at least the following monomer components: (a1) a (meth)acrylic... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090270558 - Functionalized polyvinylaromatic nanoparticles: The PVAr comprises, for example, a copolymer of styrene, ethylvinylbenzene, divinylbenzene and trimethoxysilylpropyl(meth)acrylate, being in the form of nanobeads, the diameter of which is between 10 and 100 nm. This PVAr filler, thanks to a very low density, allows the weight of polymeric compositions, especially elastomer compositions, to be reduced... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090270559 - Acid functionalized gradient block copolymers: The present invention relates to a class of acid functionalized gradient block copolymers, processes for obtaining them and to their uses including but not limited to hair fixatives, toughening agents, and adhesives. Surprisingly, the applicant has discovered the aforementioned class of acid functionalized gradient block copolymers have advantageous properties and... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20090270560 - Propylene-ethylene copolymers and process for their preparation: Propylene-ethylene copolymers are flexible and show a very good balance between softness and mechanical properties in their crude state are obtained by solution polymerization in the presence of Ziegler-Natta catalysts. The said copolymers comprise from 10 to 50% wt of ethylene and are characterized by: product of the comonomer reactivity... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20090270561 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition, a method for producing a molded body, and a molded body: A thermoplastic elastomer is provided that includes a propylene-based resin and an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber, and has a crystallization time at 130° C. measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of from 250 to 1,000 sec. There are also provided a method for producing a molded body, the method including a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090270562 - Hydrogenation of diene-based polymers: The present invention relates to a process for the selective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in diene-based polymers in bulk form by treatment of the polymer with hydrogen in the presence of a platinum group metal containing catalyst and in the absence of any organic solvent.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090270563 - Hydrogenation of diene-based polymers: The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in diene-based polymers in bulk form by treatment of said diene-based polymer with hydrogen in the presence of an iridium containing catalyst and in the absence of any organic solvent.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090270564 - Method for the direct production of polyester articles for packaging purposes and articles obtained therefrom: The present invention is related to a method for the direct production of polyester articles for packaging purposes, in particular for the production of hollow bodies, thermoformed sheets and films, said articles containing an amount of acetaldehyde less than 10 ppm. This method is characterised in that it essentially comprises... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090270565 - Fuel cell separator material and process of producing the same: A fuel cell separator material which exhibits a high fracture strain and a high strength, prevents breakage during cell stack assembly or cracking during a cell operation, and exhibits excellent properties such as conductivity and gas impermeability, and a method of producing the same are provided. The fuel cell separator... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090264590 - High molecular weight coupled block copolymer compositions: wherein A represents a block of predominantly poly(monovinyl aromatic hydrocarbon) and wherein the poly(monovinyl aromatic hydrocarbon) content is in the range of from 20 to 35 wt %; wherein B represents a block of predominantly poly(conjugated diene); wherein X is the residue of a trifunctional and/or tetrafunctional coupling agent; wherein... Agent: Clements Bernard PLLC

20090264591 - Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article obtained from the same: A thermoplastic resin composition contains (i) a polylactic acid, (ii) a polyolefin, and (iii) a compatibilizer (functional group-containing polymer that includes a functional group selected from functional groups X including a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, an epoxy group, a (meth)acryloyl group, an amino group, an alkoxysilyl group, a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090264592 - Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article obtained from the same: A process for preparing derivatized poly(4-hydroxystryrene) having a novolak type structure which comprises the steps of (i) supplying a solution of methanol containing 4-hydroxyphenylmethylcarbinol, (ii) subjecting said solution to an acid catalyzed displacement reaction for a sufficient period of time and under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure to convert... Agent: James J. Mullen

20090264593 - Curing agents for epoxy resins: Curing agent for epoxy resins, consisting of A) 1%-99% by weight of an adduct obtainable by reacting a1) a polyethylene polyamine having up to six nitrogens in the molecule with a2) a monoglycidyl ether, the adduct of a1) and a2) preferably being isolated by removal of the excess polyethylene polyamine,... Agent: Legal Department Huntsman Corporation

20090264594 - Aromatic sulfone polymer composition comprising tetrafluoroethylene polymer particles: r

20090264595 - Method of increasing the yield in producing sdvb-based copolymer in preparing standard turbidity/nephelometry test samples: A method of improving the yield in producing a unique styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer for use in an improved more highly diluted suspension for preparing standard turbidity test equipment calibration samples of very low turbidity levels in the measurement of turbidity in water.... Agent: Charles J. Prescott, P.A.

20090264596 - Fluoroelastomer compositions: Fluoropolymers comprising a fluoroelastomer matrix incorporating therein particles of a semicrystalline fluoropolymer formed of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) homopolymers or copolymers, wherein the average particle sizes of the semicrystalline fluoropolymer latex range from 10 to 100 nm.... Agent: Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC

20090264597 - Fluoroelastomer compositions: The invention relates to a plasticization modifying agent for polyvinyl chloride processing and preparation method and use thereof, and it belongs to the field of modifying agent for polyvinyl chloride processing. Said modifying agent is a polymer obtained from monomer composition consisting of 60 to 100 parts by weight of... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20090264598 - Novel surfactants for tertiary mineral oil extraction based on branched alcohols: Surfactants of the general formula R1-X where R1 is an aliphatic C17H35-alkyl radical and X is a hydrophilic group, and the mean degree of branching of the R1 radical is from 2.8 to 3.7. Mixtures which comprise such surfactants and the use of such surfactants and of mixtures thereof for... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090264599 - Terminating bromination of styrenic polymer in a bromination reaction mixture: A brominated styrenic polymer reaction mixture containing at least (i) brominated styrenic polymer, (ii) bromination reaction solvent, (iii) hydrogen bromide, and (iv) Lewis acid bromination catalyst, and an aqueous medium in an amount sufficient to deactivate the Lewis acid catalyst but insufficient to form a separate continuous liquid phase in... Agent: Albemarle Corporation

20090264600 - Method for preparing water-soluble polymer derivatives bearing a terminal carboxylic acid: A method is provided for preparing water-soluble polymer derivatives bearing a terminal carboxylic acid or ester thereof. The method involves the hydrolyzing an ortho ester of a water-soluble polymer so as provide the corresponding acid. In addition, the invention provides water-soluble polymers bearing a terminal carboxylic acid or ester thereof,... Agent: Nektar Therapeutics

20090264601 - Copolymers having amide units and ether units with improved optical properties: m

20090264602 - Curable resin composition and cold setting adhesive: Disclosed is a moisture-curing type curable resin composition containing: a curable resin intramolecularly having a silicon-containing functional group; and a Lewis acid or a complex of the Lewis acid as a curing catalyst, the Lewis acid being selected from the group consisting of metal halides and boron halides, which is... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20090258994 - Method for producing post-cured water-absorbent polymer particles with a higher absorption by polymerising droplets of a monomer solution: A process for preparing postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymer beads with high absorption by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution in a gas phase surrounding the droplets, wherein the solids content of the monomer solution is at least 35% by weight and the polymer beads have a mean diameter of at least... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090259004 - Environmentally friendly demulsifiers for crude oil emulsions: The present invention provides environmentally friendly demulsifiers for the breakdown of petroleum oil applications. The demulsification formulations of the present invention are biodegradable and are low in toxicity. The demulsifiers include a poly(tetramethylene glycol) and an alkylene glycol copolymer linked to the poly(tetramethylene glycol) by a difunctional coupling agent.... Agent: Michael B. Martin Patent And Licensing Department

20090258995 - High density polyethylene and articles made therefrom: Articles such as, for example, pipes or bottles, prepared from multimodal polyethylenes possessing a density from 0.940 to 0.965 g/cm3, and an I21 from 4 to 20 dg/min, and comprising a low molecular weight ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight from 5,000 amu to 50,000 amu; and a... Agent: Univation Technologies, LLC

20090258996 - Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex: The present invention relates to a process for the selective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in a diene-based polymer latex using a water-soluble catalyst and simultaneously a water-insoluble co-catalyst.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090258997 - Novel phosphorus-containing compounds and their preparing process and use: e

20090258998 - Composition and process for the controlled synthesis of block copolymers: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and b) at least one hydroxylamine of high molecular weight, preferably a long chain alkyl substituted hydroxylamine. Further aspects of the present invention are a process for polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and the use... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20090258999 - Silicon-urea-azolides, their preparation and use in the preparation of silicones with isocyanate terminal groups: The invention relates to and their preparation and the production of Silicon-Isocyanates from Silicon-Urea-Azolides.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090259000 - Polylactic acid resin composition, molded article thereof and polylactic acid compound: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having increased heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity which a polylactic acid resin inherently has, a molded article composed of the resin composition and a novel polylactic acid compound used in the resin composition. A... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090259001 - Method for producing polythiourethane resin: A process for producing a polythiourethane resin which comprises (A) a step of synthesizing a polythiol oligomer having disulfide bond by reaction of a polythiol compound having a functionality of two or greater and sulfur and (B) a step of bringing the polythiol oligomer obtained in step (A) and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090259002 - Addition-curable silicone composition and cured product thereof: An addition-curable silicone composition is provided. The composition includes (A) a resin structure organopolysiloxane and (B) a platinum group metal-based catalyst. The component (A) has silicon-bonded alkenyl groups and hydrosilyl groups, and includes a structure in which R22SiO units, wherein R2 is a methyl group, etc., are connected together in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090259003 - Curing agent for low temperature cure applications: The present invention provides Mannich base derivatives of N,N′-dimethyl secondary diamine polymers including Mannich base derivatives of methylamine-terminated poly-(N-methylazetidine) and Mannich base derivatives of methylamine-terminated poly-(N-methylazacycloheptane). Amine curing agent compositions and amine-epoxy compositions containing Mannich base derivatives of N,N′-dimethyl secondary diamine polymers are also disclosed.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090253863 - Polyethylene composition for injection molded caps and closure articles: The present invention relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition wherein (i) the composition has an MFR2 of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min, (ii) the shear thinning index SHI(1,100) and the log MFR2 of the composition satisfy the following relation: SHI(1,100)≧−10.58 log MFR2 [g/10 min]/(g/10 min)+12.94, and (iii) the composition has... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090253864 - Il-21 derivatives and variants: The invention provides derivatives of IL-21 or variants thereof, methods of producing such variants, new variants of IL-21, and various methods of using such molecules.... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090253865 - Acetoacetic ester group-containing polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, resin composition, and uses thereof: e

20090253866 - Silicone-polymer-modified vulcanized-rubber compositions, processes for their production, and also windshield wipers encompassing said material:

20090253867 - Block copolymers:

20090253868 - Polyolefinic compositions having good whitening resistance: A polypropylene composition comprising 65-77 wt % of a crystalline propylene polymer, 8 to less than 13 wt % of an elastomeric copolymer and 10-23 wt % of polyethylene. The said composition exhibits a flexural modulus value higher than 1300 MPa, stress-whitening resistance values corresponding to a diameter of the... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20090253869 - Method for bulk polymerization: A method for polymerizing conjugated diene monomer into polydienes, the method comprising: polymerizing conjugated diene monomer within a liquid-phase polymerization mixture that includes conjugated diene monomer, a lanthanide-based catalyst system, dicyclopentadiene or substituted dicyclopentadiene, and optionally organic solvent, with the proviso that the organic solvent, if present, is less than... Agent: Jon D. Wood Chief I.p. Counsel

20090253870 - Method for bulk polymerization: Also obtained is a crystal of ammonium carboxylate including at least one kind of carboxyl acid and at least one kind of amine, at least one kind of compound selected from (i) the at least one kind of carboxyl acid and (ii) the at least one kind of amine being... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090253871 - Bioderived plasticizer for biopolymers: A bioderived plasticizer for biopolymers includes a compatibilizing unit and a polyester plasticizing unit. The plasticizer improves the flexibility of biopolymers while not adversely affecting their modulus. The compatibilizing unit renders the plasticizer more miscible with the desired base biopolymer and includes a lower alkyl (C3 to C7) organic acid.... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie